21st of February is an important secular celebration for the Bangladeshi community. It is known as ‘mother language day’. On this occasion we created a series of traditional ‘Alpana’ paintings in Altab Ali Park. This involved several months of research to find the artists who could master the ‘Alpana’ technique and work at a monumental scale.
Le 21 février est une fête importante pour la communauté Bangladeshi. A l’occasion d’une célébration organisée dans Altab Ali park nous avons réalisé une série de peintures traditionnelles. Ce travail a nécessité plusieurs mois de recherche notamment pour trouver des artistes capables de travailler à une échelle monumental et connaissant la technique de l’Alpana.
City: London/ Whitechapel
Year: 2011
Client: LDA/ TFL/ Tower Hamlets Council
Organisation: Muf Architecture/ Art
Role: Project manager
Partners: Altab Ali Foundation/ Bangladeshi Welfare association/ Swadinata Trust
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