From 29 November through 2 December 2021, at the Seminar Library of the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong, students, lecturers, and everyone interested and passing by was able to explore 12 different kinds of books and baked goods.
By Shohrab Jahan
Book Bakery collaborated across Chittagong, Dhaka, and India. The artists de- and reconstructed the book concept and shed light on protagonists involved in the production process, as well as the history and interpretation of materials. The experience was intellectual and haptic. A plethora of future themes was approached and engagement mediated on the subject/matter.
Author
Shohrab Jahan, a founder of Jog Art Space, teaches at the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong, where he was trained as a sculptor. He applies his techniques to text, and moving images to create fictional stories, engaging i.a. with history and social references. He worked as an artist, curator, and product designer at the Cheragi Art Show (2011-2021), participated in the National Art Exhibition (2011, 2013, 2017, 2021), and the Asian Art Biennale (2016), completed a residency in Kampala, Uganda with the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art (2020), The University of York, UK (2019), and Pica Studio, UK (2018) amongst others. Other projects include Tiger Still Pass at Tiger Pass (2016), A Landscape Activity (2017), and Royal Bengal Book, published by Batighor (2016).
Artists
Tilottama Bhowmick, Razib Datta, Samsul Alam Helal, Emilie Flower, Zihan Karim, Yuvraj Zahed A. Chowdhury, Shehzad Chowdhury, Kauser Haider, Sharad Das, Nazir Mahmud Liton, Tanim Ibne Yousuf, Jukta Sah, Mustakim Billah Tanzim, Nujhat Tabassum.
Translation:
Copyright: Goethe-Institut Bangladesch
May 2022
Book Bakery Social
‘Placing the Imagination: Scratch Book and Play Book’ is a collection of texts and images from the network that has been sculpted into a book by Shohrab Jahan. The book encompasses texts, testimonies and reflections by project participants and early writings on utopia, the political imagination and development alternatives from Bangladesh, Uganda and the United Kingdom. The collection of the texts has been led by Emilie Morin from the Centre for Modern Studies at the University of York with Ruth Kelly, Emilie Flower, Shohrab Jahan and, Shaela Sharmin, Duniya Khandoker, Susan Kiguli and Hilda Twongyeirwe, and developed in collaboration with book artists at Jog Art Space in Chittagong and Femwrite in Kampala.
The event
Installation and engagement
