SILENCE IN THE CROWD
Week-long solo sketch exhibition begins at AFD tomorrow
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A week-long solo sketch exhibition of architect Dr Sajid Bin DOZA Bonny titled Silence in the Crowd: Sketches of National parliament Building of Bangladesh will begin tomorrow at the La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhanmondi of the capital.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will inaugurate the exhibition tomorrow at 5pm as the chief guest, while eminent architect and poet Rabiul Husain will be present as the guest of honour. President of Institute of Architects Bangladesh Kazi Golam Nasir and Director of Elite Paint and Chemical Industries Ltd Shajir Ahmed will also attend the opening ceremony as the special guests.
Bangladesh is the house of the worlds largest legislative complex and it was designed by the eminent American architect Louis Kahn. Influenced by ancient ruins, Kahn created a style that was monumental and monolithic; his heavy buildings do not hide their weight, their materials, or the way they are assembled. One of the most influential architects of the 20th century, Kahns works are considered as monumental beyond modernism.
The exhibition by Dr Sajid Bin Doza titled Silence in the Crowd reasserts the vastness and hugeness of this complex and how it exudes its architectural beauty. The drawing technique employed for the artworks in this exhibition is experimental. To convey the magnitude of the structure, Dr Doza chose to express his thoughts using pen and ink on handmade paper. There are also some uses of soft colours to view and contemplate the architecture in a surreal background. This is Dr Dozas eighth solo.
The exhibition will remain open to all until August 11 and can be visited according to the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 3 pm to 9 pm, Friday and Saturday (9 am to 12 noon and 5 pm to 8 pm); closed on Sunday.
Where: AFD, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi
When: Inauguration: 5:30pm, Friday
