Let’s Try On New Clothes
1. The day after we arrive, in a gallery inside the Drik office on the 7th floor of Union Heights, Panthapath, Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War is on display. They are poignant prints from hundreds [...]
On Intimacy (1)
On this journey, I am thinking of intimacy. Perhaps, better to say that I am in search of it. Looking out for where my energy, my body – imbued with its own memory and [...]
The Unbelievable Square
According to article 1.14 of the Land Boundary Agreement signed between Bangladesh and India in 1974, “(…) India will lease in perpetuity to Bangladesh an area of 178 by 85 metres near ‘Tin Bigha’ [...]
Where Does a Border End? Or Begin?
1. We are almost at the desk when an immigration police officer ushers us out of the queue towards another desk behind the arrivals hall; a Ugandan man, his wife, two sons, myself and [...]
The Perfect Speaker
The encounter happened in Benapole, a township located in the Jessore District of Bangladesh, at the border of India. A humble restaurant lurked at the bottom of a quiet alley. Linked to it with [...]
Borders-Within: Bangladesh
We are excited to announce our first project of the year. In the context of the Dhaka Art Summit 2020, Invisible Borders Trans-African Project, for the first time, will partner with another platform – [...]