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6:00 PM
The ‘Gangaburi’ River Heritage
Book launch & Exhibition|
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House 10, Road 9 Dhanmondi , Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Price Free
“Gangaburi” , the River Heritage focused art project, is completing its two-year journey this April 2025. Organised by Brihatta Art Foundation, the culmination of this project will be celebrated through a book launch ceremony at the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and an exhibition at Brihatta Art Space, Hazaribagh from 24 April to 02 May 2025.
Book launch ceremony
Date: 24 April
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh
The culminating exhibition,পাল: ভূমি, জল, পবন / Paal: Moving through Memories, Myths, and Motion
Date: 25 April - 2 May 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Brihatta Art Space, Hazaribagh
Hosted by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Thursday 24 April 2025, the event will launch the “Gangaburi”, an Art based research book which is an ongoing conversation that connects us to communities working, living, and experiencing along the Buriganga river which flows down the rapidly developing banks of old Dhaka. Following the book launch, the culminating exhibition of ‘Gangaburi’ the River Heritage Project will be held on Friday 25 April 2025 at the Brihatta Art Foundation, Hazaribagh. This exhibition is a unique mark of EUNIC Bangladesh’s efforts in highlighting the role of rivers in shaping Bangladesh’s culture and identity.
The Art based research book on “Gangaburi’ funded by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh presents a published archival of EUNIC Bangladesh’s work with river heritage of Bangladesh. And the culminating exhibition, funded by the British Council, provides a visual depiction of “Gangaburi”s journey by showcasing the project’s artistic journey from both phases in 2023 and 2024 and its impact, offering visitors an immersive experience of the creative process behind this initiative.
The ‘Gangaburi’ River Heritage Project was launched in 2023 by Brihatta Art Foundation, with support from the EUNIC Bangladesh cluster, including Alliance Française de Dhaka, British Council , Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, the EU Delegation in Bangladesh, the Embassy of Italy in Bangladesh, and the Embassy of Spain in Bangladesh. The second phase was initiated in 2024, support by British Council Bangladesh and a publication has been created, with the support of Goethe Institut Bangladesh.
Artists of this project include Ahmed Rasel, Aminul Islam Ashik, Anannya Mehpar Azad, Kazi Sydul Karim Tuso, Md. Khairul Alam (Shada), Nur A Alaa Siddique, Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury: who participated in Gangaburi Phase 1 in 2023. In Gangaburi Phase 2 the selected artists are: Dinar Sultana Putul and Mojahid Musa jointly, Bilas Mandal, Elodie Guignard, Moinuddin Moni, and Rupakalpa Chowdhury as well as performance artists Farah Naz Moon, Yasmin Jahan Nupur, and Joydeb Roaja, and Urban Traditional artists Md. Hanif Pappu and Syed Ahmed Hossain who supported the entire cohort in their artistic exploration for this project.
Titled after the song ‘Gangaburi’ by Kafil Ahmed, this project is curated and directed by Shehzad Chowdhury and Bishwajit Goswami.
Book launch ceremony
Date: 24 April
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Goethe-Institut Bangladesh
The culminating exhibition,পাল: ভূমি, জল, পবন / Paal: Moving through Memories, Myths, and Motion
Date: 25 April - 2 May 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Brihatta Art Space, Hazaribagh
Hosted by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Thursday 24 April 2025, the event will launch the “Gangaburi”, an Art based research book which is an ongoing conversation that connects us to communities working, living, and experiencing along the Buriganga river which flows down the rapidly developing banks of old Dhaka. Following the book launch, the culminating exhibition of ‘Gangaburi’ the River Heritage Project will be held on Friday 25 April 2025 at the Brihatta Art Foundation, Hazaribagh. This exhibition is a unique mark of EUNIC Bangladesh’s efforts in highlighting the role of rivers in shaping Bangladesh’s culture and identity.
The Art based research book on “Gangaburi’ funded by the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh presents a published archival of EUNIC Bangladesh’s work with river heritage of Bangladesh. And the culminating exhibition, funded by the British Council, provides a visual depiction of “Gangaburi”s journey by showcasing the project’s artistic journey from both phases in 2023 and 2024 and its impact, offering visitors an immersive experience of the creative process behind this initiative.
The ‘Gangaburi’ River Heritage Project was launched in 2023 by Brihatta Art Foundation, with support from the EUNIC Bangladesh cluster, including Alliance Française de Dhaka, British Council , Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, the EU Delegation in Bangladesh, the Embassy of Italy in Bangladesh, and the Embassy of Spain in Bangladesh. The second phase was initiated in 2024, support by British Council Bangladesh and a publication has been created, with the support of Goethe Institut Bangladesh.
Artists of this project include Ahmed Rasel, Aminul Islam Ashik, Anannya Mehpar Azad, Kazi Sydul Karim Tuso, Md. Khairul Alam (Shada), Nur A Alaa Siddique, Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury: who participated in Gangaburi Phase 1 in 2023. In Gangaburi Phase 2 the selected artists are: Dinar Sultana Putul and Mojahid Musa jointly, Bilas Mandal, Elodie Guignard, Moinuddin Moni, and Rupakalpa Chowdhury as well as performance artists Farah Naz Moon, Yasmin Jahan Nupur, and Joydeb Roaja, and Urban Traditional artists Md. Hanif Pappu and Syed Ahmed Hossain who supported the entire cohort in their artistic exploration for this project.
Titled after the song ‘Gangaburi’ by Kafil Ahmed, this project is curated and directed by Shehzad Chowdhury and Bishwajit Goswami.