Cambridge in England has been the home of British portrait artist Caroline Jaine for many years. The perception of the city is as a seat of high learning, elitism, English-ness and tranquil punting on the river. A side to Cambridge which is celebrated less, but that has been a main attraction for the well-travelled artist, is its diversity. Cambridge’s residents, perhaps more than any other city in England, are truly international.

With a keen research interest in truth and perception – especially in the realities presented to us via the main-stream media – Caroline Jaine selected a city to juxtapose with Cambridge that many said had very little in common. Karachi in Pakistan - despite being a thriving economic hub and the 10th biggest city in the world - is often presented to the world as a placed full of one of terrorists, rife with fundamentalism and lawlessness.

Caroline Jaine’s ambition was to show commonalities and connections between these two apparently different cities. The process of generating a portrait of the two places was complex and involved inviting a host of volunteer participants, mainly from the business community. Film, story-telling and photography was used and the outputs include a film (Another Face), a book of photographs and this website. However the experience has also generated relationships and ongoing dialogue – and this site also promotes business and other exchanges between the two cities (see the Cambridge Karachi Connections page for more).