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Dhaka calling Mumbai

A photograph from Osman and the fragrances; an exhibit from Stereo (right) Munem Wasif. PICS COURTESY/MUNEM WASIF, SARKER PROTICK

Art is not always limited to the visual medium, although sight does drive most artistic cognition. For Dhaka-based artist Munem Wasif’s ongoing exhibition at Project 88, sight, sound and smell come together to frame a visual abstract experience. Titled Kromosho, the artist’s multiple urban experiences find expression in the visual medium through four works on display until December 31.

Describing his second solo exhibition, Wasif told this diarist, “Kromosho means step by step in Bengali. The work is an expression of how my practices have evolved in the last 20 years.” The artist explained that the works capture many elements such as smell in the photograph series called Osman and the fragrances, sound in the cinematic Kheyal, and the visual in the series, Belonging. Wasif remarked, “From Stereo to Kheyal to Osman and the Fragrances, they depict how I am repeatedly returning to the city, and it always brings something new to the fore. The works also talk about how, as an artist, I have responded to the city.”

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