—and sometimes even surrounding streets—were transformed into theme-based time-based art installations showcasing work from Karachi and Houston. Some LRA productions featured spoken word artists, writers, performance artists, musicians and speakers. The concept had first been introduced to VBB in 2006 by artist Oskar Sonnen who exhibited his work with artist Danny Kerschen at the home of Jaspal Subhlok.

Since VBB’s first Living Room Art production, Sarwar and a range of independent artists produced more than 15 productions in residential homes in a variety of Houston neighborhoods, exploring histories and creating parallels between struggles in different parts of the world. VBB’s three-year Borderlines project, exploring border issues in South Asia and North America, began in 2013.