Time Could Not Be Kept at Bay

Time Could Not Be Kept at Bay Throughout the epidemic in 2020, I became more permeable and sensitive to my surroundings. When I learned of someone's illness or death, I would experience a surge of fear and panic that would tighten my chest and make breathing difficult. I felt as if I had entered a different universe because of the unearthly silence that pervaded everything. While the rest of the world went on, it felt like time had stopped for me alone. It has been a long, uninterrupted day, full of bitter experiences. The lines between the past and the future are no longer distinct; they both appear to merge into the present. Days pass in the blink of an eyes, yet every moment seems to drag on forever. I started to feel as though I was experiencing time, sound, space, and behavior for the first time. I started looking closely at the objects around me the loom and yarn resting on the floor, the cleaning tools, the vase, the flowers, even the quiet movements of my daughter. I had seen these before, they had always been there. However, they now had a distinct presence. In addition, I began to focus on language sentences, poetry, prose, and memories. After a long pause, I began to write again. Like silent disclosures, scenarios began to emerge one after the other with every piece of writing. I transformed these sequences into images some still like a poem, others gently moving, like memories coming to life. Read More Installation / Textile. 2021Also exhibited 2022, 2024 Asian Biennale Dhaka; Exhibit 320 Gallery, Delhi, India

Unraveling Silence Solo Exhibition

“Unraveling Silence Solo Exhibition” A solo exhibition of soft sculptures and textile works rooted in Bangladesh’s material heritage — nakshi kantha quilts, jamdani weaving, and zari embroidery — reclaiming fabric long dismissed as craft into feminist, political art. The work draws on the colonial destruction of thriving weaving traditions by the British East India Company and the artist’s personal encounter with five unemployed Jamdani weavers who began working again through family support. Each thread holds memory of land, labor, migration, and womanhood, foregrounding what refuses to disappear. Oct 10 – Nov 29, 2025 Bengal Shilpalay, Dhaka, Bangladesh