Water, soil, air, fire … the world is in danger!

EkannyoJog multidisciplinary Art Exhibition 2022 on climate change

30 June – 02 July 2022

Chitrobhasha Gallery, Chattogram

 

Organized by

EkannyiJog

 

In association with

Chitrobhasha Gallery

 

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Water, soil, air, fire … the world is in danger!

We are the brightest people of the 21st century. But how much? The ever new discoveries of the technology are constantly striking us. Vaccines have also been invented to prevent epidemics such as COVID. But nature is playing the strongest role in challenging all discoveries.

Trees don’t just give oxygen to humans. A mature tree is a compound of many more living things and creatures around it. Trees also have society. Above and below the ground of the roots is the abode of some living beings as well as various birds and insects in the branches, leaves and nests of the tree. And these birds are pollinating. Wood or wood-based materials have become an integral part of modern human life. In the past, wood was used only for building houses, but now it is used for luxurious every day in interiors and exteriors. As a result; deforestation is happening, consequently the climate is getting out of its normal shape and showing unusual forms.

At present, climate change is one of the most smeared issues in the world. Although Bangladesh is at the bottom of the list of countries who responsible for this negative change in the global climate, though a large part of the impact is or will be borne by Bangladesh. Moreover, our country has been known as a disaster prone country for a long time. Natural disasters are a common incident in this country due to geographical location and climate change. Bangladesh today is severely endangered by the effects of climate change. Natural disasters such as heavy rains, droughts, floods, submergence, cyclones and tidal surges, tornadoes, thunderstorms, river and coastal erosion, landslides, salinity, etc. disturbing not only the geographical location and climate change but also the socio-economic conditions.

However, Bangladesh is playing a leading role in overcoming the effects of climate change. The government has already adopted a resilient climate plan, null and void plans to build coal based power plants, developed affordable, clean and green technology as a perilous country, and is working to compensate displaced migrants.

History is a collection of descriptions of people’s past activities, the proof of which is the present. History teaches us that all kinds of human life, types and problems are the result of its long journey. Our system of government, the boundaries of the country, the economic situation, all the books we have read about life and livelihood and the acquisition of knowledge, belief and expression in ideology are all intertwined with history. Again, history means culture and art.

 

All human arrogance is insignificant to the infinite power of nature. It is in this artistic expression that we seek to capture the miserable state of nature, the tragic consequences or effects of climate change, at the cost of our mistakes. We wanted to keep it in the demonstration of people dipping to the ground. Dry dead wood logs, desolate sand bed, plastic and indigestible waste scattered around, wailing cracks of waterless soil, leftovers floating from the sea, human beings entwined in sandbanks. This twisted human in the dune vine is no more; they are the talented people of the 21st century.