Sailing the River of Time

Thu, 23.12.2021
6:30 PM IST Metcalfe Hall

A performance by Nilanjan Bhattacharya, Hardik Brata Biswas and Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

An evening of reading-performance, a duet, which found its initial lead from the exhibition A River and the World, the story of the Hooghly. It’s a synchronized recital of various pieces and passages from different fiction and non-fiction texts interspersed with static and moving images and sonic works–an invitation for the audience to reimagine a river and the lifescapes along its banks for over a century and a half.   

Duration: 80 minutes
Language: English and Bangla

This programme is part of the Hooghly Heritage Hub supported by EUNIC Global.

Open to all

Performers: 

Nilanjan Bhattacharya   

Nilanjan is a filmmaker, artist and writer. He makes films and writes mainly on local biodiversity knowledge and indigenous food cultures in India and also Kolkata’s public cultures. 

© Hardik Brata Biswas

Hardik Brata Biswas

Hardik is trained in Comparative Literature and Women’s Studies. He is the creator of a digital archive of family photographs from Bengal. In 2019 he joined the School of Media, Communication and Culture, Jadavpur University, as a post-doctoral fellow, working towards photographic visual cultures, religiosity and gendered identities of communities in West Bengal.

© Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

Budhaditya Chattopadhyay

Budhaditya is an artist, media practitioner, researcher, and writer. He holds a PhD in artistic research and sound studies from the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts, Leiden University. Budhaditya is the author of three books on sound cultures.