First time in its feature, Chobi Mela IX is partly commissioning ten Bangladeshi artists as Chobi Mela Fellow to produce site-specific artworks for the festival. To investigate the theme Transitions, artists from different backgrounds of painting, drawing, animation, sculpture, photography, video, sound and installations will expand the possibilities of the medium and test the language of manifestations. These independent projects will be nurtured for six months through constant dialogue and guidance from the team of festival curators led by Mahbubur Rahman. Through this initiative, Chobi Mela aims to support new media artists of Bangladesh to develop their independent projects entailing experimentation and expansion.

In the ninth edition of Chobi Mela, Sarker Protick will show his current work ‘Origin’; a collection of photographs connecting with a Video and sound Installation that re-presents the artist’s exploration of Time and Space. The body of work takes a mix of approaches such as Photo tableaux but also combining that with photographs that were created more instinctively in daily surroundings. Together creating an expression that hints toward the more metaphysical realm of individual existence and experience.

Other Participants
Abir Shome, Arfun Ahmed, Golam Moshiur Rahman, Minhaz Marzu, Molla Sagar, Najmun Nahar Keya, Reetu Sattar, Salma Abedin Prithi, Sarker Protick and Suvra Kanti Das.

http://www.chobimela.org/chobi-mela-fellows/






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