Dhaka – Alliance Française de Dhaka organises the 6th solo cartoon exhibition titled Janala জানালা: Cultural Pattern of the Delta Land by Dr. Sajid Bin Doza Bonny in its La Galerie on Monday, 16 January 2017 at 5.00pm.Kazi Golam Nasir, president of Institute of Architects Bangladesh ( IAB ) will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest while eminent cartoonist Ahsan Habib will also attend the innagural ceremony as the guest of Honor.
‘Cartoon,’ Dr Sajid Bin Doza Bonny believes, ‘is the authentic medium to deliver the real essence of humour.’ Having visited many parts of Bangladesh and by immersing himself in different social structures, Bonny was able to identify that life is sometimes convergent in nature even when the culture and its underlying contexts are different to each other; but life is simple and people try to keep their lives cheerful if possible. Bonny’s cartoons are sourced from this simplicity and je ne sais quoi.
The concept of this exhibition- Janala, জানালা (Window) is about ‘observation’. Beginning as a little child’s beautiful dear window at the edge of the room, ‘observation’ has a profound intimacy with windows that is powerfully nurtured over the span of a person’s life. Through the windows, one may see the beauty of nature, smiles and sorrows of individuals, activities of the simple people of the delta land, culture, habits and many other things. With the change of time, one may see — through that window — one’s dreams or aspirations, and patterns of a longed life. In this exhibition, Bonny interprets these windows using the global and universal language of cartoon.
Dr. Sajid Bin Doza was born in Rajshahi Division, head quarter of North Bengal. His inspiration was those historic monuments of North Bengal and drew a goal to be an architect since childhood, achieved awards in painting, cartooning and clay modeling at home and abroad. Dr. Sajid Bin Doja completed his post graduation in architecture from BUET in 2008. After that he completed his PhD in History of Arts & Heritage Studies from the University of Evora, Portugal in 2016. Since 2009 Dr. Sajid Doza is the fulltime faculty and assistant professor of architecture in BRAC university.
After the inaugural ceremony, the exhibition will be open to all till Tuesday, 24 January 2017 at La Galerie. Visiting Hours: Monday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00am to12:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm). Closed -Sunday. – Press release
