Zainul
Gallery was the venue for a Photography show of three men who
are also involved in three different vocations. They had a common
goal, -- celebration of hundred years of invention of the first
flying machine. They put their best pictures of today's machines
in flight and stationed on land. Enam Al Haque is a nature and
bird enthusiast, Enam Talukder is a pilot of Biman Bangladesh,
and Sarif Sarkar an airforce officer, forms a trio. Together
they captured the imagination of the visiting throng with their
visual adventures. Haque’s pictures of shadows of aeroplane
presented in a batch were his best yield. The other two, it
seems, has this knack for precision that makes every piece delectable.
While Enam and his friend Sarif has this propensity for skyscape,
they also have their own chosen nooks. In a few near black and
white photographs Enam captures scenes like cleaning of the
passenger plane in its hanger, or a silhouetted dog posing in
front of a plane that carries a kangaroo logo. Sharif on the
other hand is into bird's eye views. His camera simply swoops
on the land below, and captures majestic structures like the
Shangshad Bhaban, the National Monument or even people gathered
to greet a government chief. The show titled Akasher Thikanai
kicked off on 17 and lasted till 23 of December.
Photo:
Sarif Uddin Sarker
Spacefest'03
Inaugurated
at 3 p.m. December17, Spacefest 2003 was a three day long bonanza
for science buffs. This time it was the Wright Brothers’ invention,
the first aeroplane, that was the central theme. Every event
was centred on that discovery. In fact, December17, 2003 marks
the centenary of the first flying machine. Although the gloomy
weather impeded the plan to float the planes of Dalchut, another
outfit that caters to children with interest in travelling,
the event successfully ended on December 21. A competition of
making models of aircraft was held on December 19. Air Parabat
sponsored a plane ride for the first three winners from two
groups of contestants. Sky Observation, exhibition, seminars,
quiz contest were the highlights of the three-day-long festival.
Nur
Mohammad in front of the model he made after Kitty Hawk, the
first aeroplane.
Chobir
Hut
Chobir
Hut is an adventure into informal exhibition. Exhibiting out
in the open is nothing new. Yet in Dhaka, art has gained such
an exclusive status that; except for occasional aberrations
the ideas to hold shows and sales in public places has never
gained ground. A few ex-students have challenged the norms.
By materialising a plan to have a show every Friday at a corner
of the Surwardy Uddan, opposite Institute of Fine Arts, they
are proving that an open market of art does work. Launched on
Victory Day to take advantage of the opportunity of having a
huge throng in the area, the Chobir Hut is all set to attract
both art lovers and buyers. It has already seen people showing
interest in looking at art, and has set off a habit of buying
art from the artists. The prices of art pieces are nominal compared
to a steady and steep rise in mainstream galleries, as it is
the artists themselves who are running the Chobir Hut, which
literally means the art market.