Syed Muhammad Zakir and Emran Sohel's 'Leelaparab-1' at Dwip Gallery
Leelaparab-1 is an exhibition by two young artists whose presence in the contemporary art scene begs the question, 'What is it that makes today's art so different from that of its previous generation?' The idea of sangsrob or intermingling had rarely been taken as seriously as is the case with today's cross media artists.
Sangsrob, a Bangla word that connotes a kind of proximity where two or more forces can easily become one, has served as a point of departure for many. And these two young experimentalists too are no exceptions.
Syed Muhammad Zakir and Emran Sohel are committed to a practice where borders between art-life, subject-object and mediums as well as human and organic forms are no longer valid. If they have traversed a wide area of interests, they have done so with the hope of creating new thresholds through which to gaze at old things, to renew our vision and to rethink our position.
Their fluid practice affords a form of sangsrob that has given rise to performances, installations and even images and objects over the last five to ten years. Leelaparab-1 will reflect the achievements of these two young artists.
As a part of its journey through the existing ecology of contemporary art, 180 Degrees organised the exhibition. The Director General of Bengal Foundation Luva Nahid Choudhury and eminent artist Mahbubur Rahman were present as guests at the opening of the exhibition curated by artist and critic Mustafa Zaman. Leelaparab-1, which opened yesterday at 5 pm, will run till January 11, 2019, at Dwip Gallery, from 3-9pm (Mondays off).
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