The Quiet Radicalism of Zainul’s Famine Sketches
A close reading of line, labour and witness in works that refused to look away.
Art of Bangladesh
Criticism on the art of Bangladesh — painting, sculpture, photography, film and performance, from the Bengal School to today’s studios.
7 articles
Stone That Remembers: Public Monuments After 1971
How material carries memory, and who decides what a public form should say.
Light on the River: A New Generation of Documentary Photographers
Between document and art, a camera is always taking a position.
Why Ritwik Ghatak Still Unsettles Us
Returning to films that still unsettle, and asking why they refuse to age.
The Street as Stage: Protest Theatre in Dhaka
Performance as public argument, from the proscenium to the pavement.
Novera Ahmed and the Body in Space
How material carries memory, and who decides what a public form should say.
The Ethics of the Flood Photograph
Between document and art, a camera is always taking a position.