Rickshaws alongside a mural by students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, inscribed with lyrics by Abdul Gaffar, and dedicated to Mother Language Day. My piece,...
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26 Oct, 2013
what is home?
26 Oct, 2013
In my two-year residency at the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts, I have the opportunity to work on a subject, What Is Home?, and...
Read more25 Oct, 2013
getting ready to kick off borderlines…
25 Oct, 2013
We are just a few days away from VBB kickoff production for our Borderlines production series with Marking History, an art and potluck gathering at Moody Park in Houston,...
Read more07 Aug, 2013
a busy day…
07 Aug, 2013
Today’s a packed day: in the afternoon, a group of artists gather in the house, and I share updates about Bangladesh as well as details about Borderlines production project....
Read more27 Jul, 2013
last evening in Dhaka…
27 Jul, 2013
People viewing street photo exhibition at Shahbag Square. I end my time in Dhaka with a trip to Shahbag Square, where historical photos of the 1971 Liberation War are...
Read more25 Jul, 2013
more visits…
25 Jul, 2013
Two sculptures at the Institute of Fine Art in Dhaka The Institute of Fine Art at the University of Dhaka is an open space where students sketch, paint and...
Read more25 Jul, 2013
stories of loss…
25 Jul, 2013
Khushi arranges for us to visit Savar, the site where the Rana Plaza collapsed back in April. Today marks three months of mourning for more than 1100 lives that...
Read more23 Jul, 2013
spontaneous party…
23 Jul, 2013
In the evening, I offer a presentation about VBB to the Britto Arts Trust, and they inform me about their artists collective. After the formal conversation and collection of...
Read more22 Jul, 2013
back in Dhaka…
22 Jul, 2013
Skulls retrieved from one of the sites where the Pakistani Army conducted mass killings. Back in Dhaka and recovered from a 48-hour journey to the India-Bangladesh border, I spend...
Read more20 Jul, 2013
the border…
20 Jul, 2013
The border crossing at Jaflong/Meghalaya In the morning, Pulak and I rent a car for a two-hour drive to Jaflong from Sylhet to reach the border. As we reach closer to...
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