A two-week solo photography exhibition titled ‘In Search-Part 1’ by documentary photographer Naymuzzaman Prince is on at the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka’s La Galerie.
A total of 69 photographs divided in five series titled Tiger widows, Child labour, Ethnic group, Climate change and Circus are on display at the show portraying different socio-cultural aspects of Bangladesh.
According to Prince, the ‘Tiger widows’ series highlights the sufferings of widows whose husbands were killed by tigers’ attack at the mangrove forest in the Sundarban. ‘Because of the religious taboos, those widows are blamed by the society as the cause of their husbands’ fateful demise,’ said Prince.
One of the photographs of the series presents a mournful portrait of a widow, Sona Moni, of Satkhira district. Moni’s first husband was killed by a tiger’s attack and then she was married to her brother-in-law who also was killed by tiger in the Sundarban. Moni’s in-laws then ousted her. A mother of nine children, Moni is now a beggar.
One of the 13 photographs of the climate change series shows a group of young people migrating on boat from their home district Satkhira to India as climate change refugees.
Prince’s series work ‘Ethnic Minority’, comprised of 14 exclusive photographs, showcasing the lifestyle of an ethnic minority namely Mro who live in the remote areas of Bandarban district.
His series ‘Circus’, comprised of 11 photographs, showcases a circus troupe’s eye-catching performances as well as the miserable life of its members. The suppressed issue of the traditional circus troupes who are on the verge of extinction due to financial hardship is revisited in the series.
Prince’s other series works also attract viewers’ attention at the exhibition.
According to the artist, most of the photographs were taken in natural lights.
The exhibition will remain open from 3pm to 9pm till April 6.
Courtesy of New Age
