People of Many Colors
Sajid Bins cultural cartoon exhibition underway at AFD
DL DESK, Dhaka
A twelve-day cultural cartoon exhibition titled Nanan Ronger Manush (People of Many Colors) by Dr Sajid Bin Doza Bonny is underway at La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the capital.
Eminent cartoonist Ahsan Habib, Editor of UNMAD Satire Magazine inaugurated the exhibition as the chief guest on the gallery premises on Friday. Passing through the streets, footpaths, lanes, and byroads of the dense megacity of Dhaka, one can see uncountable faces through the exhibition. All these faces, albeit anonymous at first glance, have their own identities and front uncountable entities who perform duties and roles as social units. With urbanisation and weakening interpersonal ties, anonymity of these faces and the nescience of their personhood are growing and people have become desensitised.
Dr Sajid Bin Doza employ what he calls cultural cartooning to alter this unknowingness into knowingness. He brings forward the many faces he encounters in the streets, footpaths, lanes, and byroads of this dense mega city of Dhaka and familiarise them with his viewers, sometimes with a hint of satire. The faces become colourful with their surrounding elements and relatable personages transpire. Both old and new generation viewers can engage with these cartoons and Doja believes they will feel better for it.
The exhibition is open to all till December 31 and can be visited to Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 9pm, Friday and Saturday 9am to 12 noon and 5pm to 8pm. Closed on Sunday.
AFD: 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi
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