Arrow

Single-channel video and photographs, 2023

Duration of video: five minute fifty-two second

Solo Exhibition: Of Fragments

Curated by Sharmillie Rahman
Kalakendra, Lalmatia, Dhaka

 

 

Single-channel video screening, Kalakendra, Dhaka

Counter gaze of the video, photographs (2 pieces), 33 X 24 in 2023

Arrow, an imaginative piece, mirrors society's tumultuous movement with anarchy, reacting to its ever-changing social and political landscape. With twists and turns, chaos reigns, giving birth to uproar, as if the very essence of anarchy is brought to life. Amidst this chaos, a performative act emerges—a symphony of noise giving birth to an uproar. It is a performance in front of the changing television screens, collectively with voice and soundscapes that evoke an absurd sensorial experience.

'Palash’s deep-rooted fear and sense of insecurity resurfaces with every single stroke drawn on the surface of the TV screen as a signification of negation. Contesting and fictionalizing the dynamics of simulation Palash posits an antithesis of absence, or in other words conjures up a presence; presence of all those who fell victim to various means of disappearance. This is “Arrow’’ in a nutshell.'                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -Sharmillie Rahman

                                                                                               

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