Earthist

Earthist Artist, Architect, Eco-feminist

Today is Earth day, which is a STRONG reminder of protecting the mother, restoring what has been lost due to our continu...
22/04/2022

Today is Earth day, which is a STRONG reminder of protecting the mother, restoring what has been lost due to our continuous greed. Know that I am yelling this to you! I wanted to share some moments of my life when I had one of the strongest connections to Earth. Friends who know me, they know how I keep talking about this particular memory each and every time a related topic comes up. I might sound repetitive and boring, but I will not stop saying this, until everyone realizes how important it is for them to know why we even LIVE.
It was November 2017, I went to a village in Chiang Mai, to volunteer and take the course of permaculture and natural building in Pun Pun Organic Farm. It changed my ideologies forever. Whatever I am doing right now at this very moment, it’s all connected to those parts of my life. I will leave this up to you so swipe,see and read what I mean.

'Illustrating letters from women' "Woman and the city' is an interdisciplinary project that sheds light on the challenge...
16/04/2022

'Illustrating letters from women'
"Woman and the city' is an interdisciplinary project that sheds light on the challenges faced by girls and women living/working in the cities of Bangladesh. The project is initiated by Dhaka Memory in collaboration with ZK/U Berlin to explore art-engaged activation and generate critical dialogues on gender-equal city planning.
Dhaka Memory team started a conversation by inviting women and girls of Dhaka to write an “open letter to my city” to share their thoughts, experiences and aspirations that surrounds their life and this city. Later, a group of 30 artists gathered together to portray those letters in visual stories as it revealed so much that needed to be heard immediately.

বসতবাড়ি | চিঠি ২২ | দ্বীপাঞ্চলের ঘরবাড়ি https://contextbd.com/west-bengal-boshotbari-letter-22/দক্ষিণ চব্বিশ পরগনা জেলা...
11/03/2022

বসতবাড়ি | চিঠি ২২ | দ্বীপাঞ্চলের ঘরবাড়ি
https://contextbd.com/west-bengal-boshotbari-letter-22/
দক্ষিণ চব্বিশ পরগনা জেলার ছোট্ট একটি দ্বীপ মৌসুনী। বঙ্গোপসাগরের উপকূলে, সুন্দরবন ঘেঁষে অবস্থিত এই জনবসতি নিয়মিত প্রাকৃতিক দুর্যোগের সম্মুখীন হয়। জীবন এখানে ধীর এবং সংগ্রামের। ঘরবাড়ি প্রধানত মাটি আর ছনের তৈরী।
সাগর তীরের দ্বীপাঞ্চলের বসতবাড়ি ও প্রকৃতির সান্নিধ্যে বেড়ে ওঠা এক কৈশোর জীবনের গল্প চিত্রিত হয়েছে আজকের চিঠিতে। চিঠিটি পাঠিয়েছেন কৌশিক জানা, ভারত থেকে। চিত্রায়ন: রাফিদ রহিম, সুমাইতা তাহসিন, মুসাররাত সালসাবিল চৌধুরী; অনুবাদ: অমিত ইমতিয়াজ। Read: https://contextbd.com/west-bengal-boshotbari-letter-22/

On this day , I wanted to share about Khawna, whose verses rules the life and culture of rural Bangladesh.Khawnaa/Khana ...
08/03/2022

On this day , I wanted to share about Khawna, whose verses rules the life and culture of rural Bangladesh.
Khawnaa/Khana (800AD - 1200AD) , a Bengali poet and fabled astrologer, who composed in early medieval Bengali. Her tongue was cut off as she was threat-fully knowledgeable to the kingdom of men.

"Tangible and intangible knowledge hidden in the land of Bangladesh - the land of rivers. The vibrant palette characteri...
25/05/2021

"Tangible and intangible knowledge hidden in the land of Bangladesh - the land of rivers. The vibrant palette characterizes the lifestyle and celebratory atmosphere. The local communal life ingrained in the paddy fields and rivers is as organic as it appears. All these elements together tell a story of the land itself."
The most satisfying work I have done this year. Thanks a lot to for being a wonderful client in this process.

ফেব্রুয়ারি মাসে আমার কাছে বইমেলা ছিল সবসময় সবচেয়ে বড় ঘটনা। ভাষা আন্দোলনের আবেগটাও ছিল তাই সবচেয়ে বেশি। জহির রায়হানের ‘ আ...
21/02/2021

ফেব্রুয়ারি মাসে আমার কাছে বইমেলা ছিল সবসময় সবচেয়ে বড় ঘটনা। ভাষা আন্দোলনের আবেগটাও ছিল তাই সবচেয়ে বেশি। জহির রায়হানের ‘ আরেক ফাল্গুন ‘ আর ‘ একুশে ফেব্রুয়ারী ‘ পরে কেঁদেছিলাম খুব। কখনো শহীদ মিনারে জুতা পায়ে উঠার কথা চিন্তা করিনাই, ঠিক তেমনভাবেই কৃষ্ণচূড়া আমার অসম্ভব প্রিয়। এতকিছুর ভিড়ে যখন দেখি এই আন্তর্জাতিকভাবে স্বীকৃত দিনটা সম্পর্কে দেশ বিদেশে মানুষের তেমন কোন ধারনাই নাই, তখন অবাক হয়ে ভাবি, ছোট্ট দেশটার এই পরিচয়টা মানুষকে জানানোর আমার কি কোনই কর্তব্য নাই? সেই কর্তব্য পালন করতে অন্য ভাষাভাষীদের সুবিধার্থে ইংরেজিতে সংক্ষেপে গল্পটা বলার চেষ্টা করলাম।

- ২১ ফেব্রুয়ারি, মাতৃভাষা দিবস
(21 February | International mother language day)

"The month long book fair was always the biggest event for me in February. The emotion for language movement was also enormously high. I could never hold my tears while reading Zaheer Raihan's 'Arek Falgun' and 'Ekushey February'. Never even thought of walking on the premises of Shahid Minar with my shoes on. Just like that, Flamboyant will always be my favourite flower.

Amid all this, when I see that people at home and abroad have no idea about this internationally recognized day, I wonder if I have no duty to tell people about the identity of our tiny land. To fulfill that, I have tried to tell the story briefly in English and through images for the convenience of other speakers."

I looked back and realized this is not even half of what I have drawn in 2020. Not bad huh?
04/01/2021

I looked back and realized this is not even half of what I have drawn in 2020. Not bad huh?

Days are unproductive, every scenes seem to be written by another hand, inevitable. Days like these call for new work, b...
21/10/2020

Days are unproductive, every scenes seem to be written by another hand, inevitable. Days like these call for new work, but hands seem tied.
Not aiming to stand out creatively in the crowd anymore, just need to feed my inner soul now.

One day at a time, building it slowly.
20/10/2020

One day at a time, building it slowly.

Few months ago, I started the series and started collecting donation for the communities affected the most in this loc...
10/07/2020

Few months ago, I started the series and started collecting donation for the communities affected the most in this lockdown. In return, I illustrated on people's picture who were donating. But later along with covid, there came the Amphan cyclone causing extreme damage to the vulnerable communities out there. So , I collected the donation in phases and still sending to various places wherever it's needed.

Well, I can say, one big reason for working on this cause was to calm myself, not feeling guilty and helpless about not being able to be there for the people who need a shoulder at this difficult hour. I succeeded in that, the joy I felt after sending money to places is worth any stress. I worked day and night to deliver all these works to people at the same time dealing with my master studies,exams and submissions. But I couldn't complain, not for a single moment, it made people happy from both sides. Let's say, this was my own way of dealing with the pandemic and show myself how art can fight pandemic too.

In total, 26 illustrations were completed in 2.5 months, around BDT 50,000 amount of donation was raised.

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