Rohail hyatt biography examples

How did your life change in lockdown, I asked the notoriously reclusive Rohail Hyatt. “It didn’t!” he laughs. “At all. People caught up with my way of living!”

We’re at his home and studio in Karachi, which I observe since my last visit pre-Covid has changed considerably.

Rohail hyatt biography examples

The roof garden, which has been where he has entertained for several years, now resembles a floating rainforest. In contrast to the rest of the house, the walls of the studio are dark but they are lined with instruments and masks — notably two metal elephants on the wall in front of his desk work station — each with their own little spotlight.

And of course, there are tiny little plants on the table. Actually, on every table you can find.

Contrasting this dark moody atmosphere, his only windows open on to a large rectangular terrace which is illuminated by natural sunlight in the day and artificial lights mimicking sunlight at night.

When the lights turn on you’re confronted by the bright green forest he’s create