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Cross Fire
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Video Description: 'Crossfire', a photography exhibition by Shahidul Alam (photojournalist and principal of Pathshala) is inaugurated on 22 March 2010 by celebrated Indian human rights activist and writer Mahasweta Devi.
Hundreds of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh have been linked to the R.A.B., an anticrime group formed six years ago this month. Little has been done to stop the executions. They have been dubbed “crossfire” killings — after the manner in which the police say the victims died: during an exchange of gunfire.
Instead of a literal document of the killings, Mr. Alam created a series of large images that are evocative of the places where the victims were murdered or discovered — a still-life film noir in Technicolor. With the help of researchers, he examined cases to point out inconsistent details in the official accounts.
The exhibition is curated by Jorge Villacorta, a Peruvian critic and curator who met Mr. Alam as part of a network of artists and writers participating in the programs of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development.
The exhibition will be open between 22-31 March 2010, between 3 - 8pm, everyday at the Drik gallery in Dhaka.
Hundreds of extrajudicial killings in Bangladesh have been linked to the R.A.B., an anticrime group formed six years ago this month. Little has been done to stop the executions. They have been dubbed “crossfire” killings — after the manner in which the police say the victims died: during an exchange of gunfire.
Instead of a literal document of the killings, Mr. Alam created a series of large images that are evocative of the places where the victims were murdered or discovered — a still-life film noir in Technicolor. With the help of researchers, he examined cases to point out inconsistent details in the official accounts.
The exhibition is curated by Jorge Villacorta, a Peruvian critic and curator who met Mr. Alam as part of a network of artists and writers participating in the programs of the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development.
The exhibition will be open between 22-31 March 2010, between 3 - 8pm, everyday at the Drik gallery in Dhaka.
     
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