General Manager Mahbubul Alam, Liberation War Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh (photo from my 2013 Bangladesh visit and interview) Yesterday, I returned to the printer cartridge store where I had purchased toner...
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06 Mar, 2018
revisiting the border…
06 Mar, 2018
the Texas-Mexico fence at Old Hidalgo Pumphouse Last week, I dipped into the Rio Grande Valley for 24-hours to participate in an arts and literature festival. The morning after...
Read more07 Nov, 2014
it’s taken time for me to be okay with being in-between…
07 Nov, 2014
Shirin Herman, who works with Houston Independent Services’ Refugee Program, talks about her personal journey: At this point in my life, Houston is home; being with my husband at...
Read more17 Dec, 2013
bangladesh’s mother language day…
17 Dec, 2013
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,...
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 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...
Read more19 Jul, 2013
going north…
19 Jul, 2013
This July is a month of movement for me. Today, I catch an early morning Green Line bus to Sylhet, Bangladesh’s fourth largest city in the northern region, close...
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