Artist Intro

Artist Statement

My practice exists at the intersection of performance art, spiritual inquiry, and social transformation. I work with my body as a site of action, exploring sacred spaces where ancient wisdom meets present urgency. Drawing from Chinese Zen, Indian mythology, Islamic and Christian traditions, I create imaginary realms that transcend material reality to comment on our contemporary crises—ecological destruction, spiritual displacement, and social fragmentation.

I view art as sacred communication. In a world fractured by consumption and disconnection, the autonomous human spirit seeks shape and expression. My performances function as rituals: spaces where audiences are invited beyond the material into contemplation, where the infinite becomes visible through presence and vulnerability. Each gesture, each silence, each invocation carries the weight of cultural memory while speaking to what we must become.

My work is rooted in my own journey—born in Chittagong, educated in the traditions of Bengali art and spirituality, shaped by decades of exchange with artists across Asia. Through 17 international residencies, particularly in South Korea, I have built networks that allow cross-cultural dialogue while remaining fiercely committed to South Asian artistic agency. Performance art allows me to be fully present—not as performer or spectacle, but as co-creator with audiences in moments of genuine human connection.

What drives me is the belief that art, when done with spiritual sincerity, can shift consciousness. It can remind us of what we have forgotten: that we are part of a larger ecology, that the sacred is not separate from the mundane, and that transformation—personal and collective—is possible.

Curator Statement

Porapara Space for Artists, which I founded in 2004, emerges from a simple conviction: artists must create the conditions for their own flourishing. Rather than waiting for institutions to validate or support artistic practice, Porapara acts as a platform for artist-led dialogue, experimentation, and cultural production rooted in South Asian aesthetics and values.

My curatorial practice prioritizes three commitments: agency (artists as creators of culture, not subjects of it), spirituality (art that speaks to dimensions of human experience beyond the commercial), and internationalism (building networks across Asia and beyond while resisting cultural homogenization).

Through 95+ events—workshops, exhibitions, performance programs, artist residencies—Porapara has created spaces for experimentation that honor both individual artistic vision and collective cultural work. I am particularly drawn to socially engaged practice, performance art, and forms that blur boundaries between artist and community. Recent work focuses on revitalizing Porapara’s role in the international contemporary art discourse, positioning South Asian artistic practice as equally vital to global conversations about spirituality, ecology, and social transformation.

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