Resting Academy, an international photography programme of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, has organised a group photography exhibition titled All That Weathers at DrikPath Bhobon on Panthapath in the capital.
The nine-day exhibition is an outcome of six-month residency programme participated by eight photographers from India, Nepal and France.
Ayan Biswas, Brihat Rai, Elodie Guignard, Poornima Nair, Sabin Shrestha, Suparna Nath, Vishesh Anand and Zainab have participated in the exhibition, which has been jointly curated by photographers Tanjimul Islam and Shadman Sakib Chowdhury.
The exhibition is featuring eight stories, based on Bengal, Kashmir and Central India, depicting portraits of sisterhood, inheritance of music, a champion sportswoman from a rural community, the aftermath of an ecological disaster, the interweaving of religion with politics, performing arts on the brink of extinction and others.
Indian photographer Suparna Nath’s story titled ‘Bubble Wrap’ is about her father who is suffering from mental illness. It shows her father gradually making recovery due to proper medication and her mother’s constant care.
Zainab’s photo story titled ‘Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi’ depicts the lives of two young musician sisters residing in Ganastaana hamlet in the northern part of Indian administered Kashmir.
French photographer Elodie Guignarda’s photo story titled ‘Where the Day Begins’ shot in a village in West Bengal, close to the Bangladesh border, depicts daily life and activities of a group of young women.
Ayan Biswas’ photo story titled ‘It is True Even if it is a Tale’ is about a performance artist who makes living depicting imaginary characters wearing masks in a village of West Bengal, India.
Vishesh Anwhi’s photo story titled ‘Kabza’ depicts the on-going crisis of Madhya Pradesh’s Bhojshala, which Muslims call Kamal Maula Masjid shared
by both Hindus and Muslims since 2003. It symbolises respect and coexistence between the two communities.
Sabin Shrestha’s story titled ‘A Thousand Scrums’ depicts a rugby player named Chanda who comes from a family of tea workers in West Bengal.
Poornima Nair’s story titled ‘Khel’ shows activities of an Indian traveling circus titled ‘Ujala Circus’.
Brihat Rai’s photo story and video projection titled ‘When The Dust Settles’ depicts the effect of a flood that occurred on October 4, 2023, in a little town called Teesta Bazaar situated beside the River Teesta in the state of West Bengal. The photo story attempts to investigate the impact of the disaster on the area, its inhabitants, and others.
The exhibition, inaugurated on Saturday, will end on May 5.
