Autistic children are not burdens to society or family, and, with proper care and inspiration, they can demonstrate their capabilities and creativity. Even in the realm of art, such children can show utmost creativity and perfection with high sense of colour combinations in drawings featuring an array of themes. One hundred and twenty of such vibrant paintings created by autistic children from eight special schools in the capital are on display at a group art exhibition at Drik Gallery at Dhanmondi Dhaka.
The exhibition titled ‘Emerged from Unknown 6’ has been organised by HANS, a non-profitable students’ organisation dedicated to the autistic children, and sponsored by Surf Excel.
The participating schools are Autisms Welfare Foundation, Kallyani, School for Gifted Children, Society for Welfare of Autistic Children, SWID Bangladesh, Hope Autism Centre, Smiling Children and Ramna Buddhi Protibandhi School.
‘In Bangladesh, there is a common perception that autistic people are incapable and incompetent. Through the exhibition, we want to provide the right knowledge about autistic children that they are not incapable,’ said Sonnet Roy, vice-president of HANS, to New Age.
The drawings feature different subjects including nature, urban and rural life, professions, monuments, and others. All the drawings are colourful and eye-arresting and would compel the visitors to refresh their notion about capabilities of autistic children.
Nine-year-old Faraz Haser Sohan has depicted scenery of the Sundarbans in which a flock of spotted dears is grazing and a tiger is stalking them from a bush nearby.
Tonmoy, an eight-year-old child, has drawn a butterfly having bright yellow wings, flying towards a flower.
Fourteen-year-old Ishman Rashid Auyon has drawn a city having spacious roads busy with traffic.
Inaugurated on November 7, the exhibition will remain open for everybody from 3:00pm to 8:00pm till November 14.
-With New Age input
