Exile in Calcutta by German Photographer Thomas Meyer at Drik Gallery

Exile in Calcutta, a photography exhibition by German photographer Thomas Meyer was inaugurated on April 15, 2014 at Drik Gallery, Dhaka. The exhibition was jointly organized by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and Drik.

Judith Mirschberger, the Director of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh introduced the artist at the inauguration ceremony. Shahidul Alam, the Managing Director of Drik also spoke at the occasion.

In his series Exile in Calcutta, Thomas Meyer shows us environmental portraits of people living in Calcutta, whose roots belong to the present territory of Bangladesh. The individuals’ talk of what Calcutta means to them, their old and new homes, the possible trauma of being rendered homeless and making their way in a new environment. In doing so, they form a patchwork quilt of the modern experience of surviving as refugees. The Portraits are accompanied by some urban landscapes from Calcutta.

The exhibition was open for all till 21 April 2014, 3-8pm.