SCRAP METAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

15-day show begins at AFD tomorrow

‘Hard Emotions’—a fifteen-day solo exhibition of scrap metal sculpture by Arham ul Huq Chowdhury will begin tomorrow at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the city. 

Jointly organised by AFD and ARTcon, the exhibition will be inaugurated by three physically challenged people. Director of Alliance Française de Dhaka Bruno Plasse will preside over the opening ceremony.
A total of 24 scrap metal sculptures, which are done at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar by Arham ul Huq Chowdhury, will be displayed at the exhibition. The entire proceeds of the 13th solo show of the artist will be contributed to the welfare funds of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP).
The sculptures are made from the off cuts and broken leftovers from these devices. Each piece carries an intense emotional juxtaposition and at times looks at the society and its systems in a rather comical way. The artist held a similar type of exhibition entitled ‘From the Ashes’ at the Bengal Gallery in 2005. The artist is trained in anthropology and held various solo exhibitions in different genre, pioneering in Furniture, Bangla Calligraphy, natural dye and Bonsai to name a few. A volunteer for more than 16 years in this organization founded by  Valerie Taylor in 1979, who had been working since 1969 in this part of the world in the field of disability. A great deal of emotion has been poured into each work and it is to be hoped that its message will be conveyed to each visitor at the exhibition. Arham ul Huq Chowdhury holds a root of an architectural anthropology background which is why, his work is always much into human and its structures. Part of the reason is his individuality that inspires him to pay heed to others.
The exhibition will remain open to all, until October 7 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, tomorrow. 

SCRAP METAL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

15-day show begins at AFD tomorrow

Hard Emotionsa fifteen-day solo exhibition of scrap metal sculpture by Arham ul Huq Chowdhury will begin tomorrow at the La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD), Dhanmondi in the city. Jointly organised by AFD and ARTcon, the exhibition will be inaugurated by three physically challenged people. Director of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka Bruno Plasse will preside over the opening ceremony. A total of 24 scrap metal sculptures, which are done at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar by Arham ul Huq Chowdhury, will be displayed at the exhibition. The entire proceeds of the 13th solo show of the artist will be contributed to the welfare funds of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP). The sculptures are made from the off cuts and broken leftovers from these devices. Each piece carries an intense emotional juxtaposition and at times looks at the society and its systems in a rather comical way. The artist held a similar type of exhibition entitled From the Ashes at the Bengal Gallery in 2005. The artist is trained in anthropology and held various solo exhibitions in different genre, pioneering in Furniture, Bangla Calligraphy, natural dye and Bonsai to name a few. A volunteer for more than 16 years in this organization founded by Valerie Taylor in 1979, who had been working since 1969 in this part of the world in the field of disability. A great deal of emotion has been poured into each work and it is to be hoped that its message will be conveyed to each visitor at the exhibition. Arham ul Huq Chowdhury holds a root of an architectural anthropology background which is why, his work is always much into human and its structures. Part of the reason is his individuality that inspires him to pay heed to others. The exhibition will remain open to all, until October 7 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, tomorrow.