Unfolding Color of Life : Bangladesh
‘Unfolding Color of Life - Bangladesh’ is a book of my roots and it is a book of tranquility and harmony in the midst of apparent chaos. It symbolizes the beating heart of beauty that is deep engrained in the depths of its earth soaked in rivers, monsoons, sun and the love and heartaches of life. It is where one leaves their foot print to lay the path for another; not to mark their territory.
An excerpt from the book:
“The purity of a boy’s smile
The endurance of past flows in
The strength of the women carrying the load
The unbounded laughter of the child breaking through the dust
No hope seems to be lost
I stand there
I witness through my lenses
My city Of past
Of present and Of uncompromising future
In fog and in light”
Photographs, editing, sequencing: Laila Nahar / Book Concept and Book design: Laila Nahar - / Texts: Tanveer Khondker / Language: English / Self-Published / First Edition of 15 Hand-bound copies in 2023 /
Details of book-structure: Book Block Structure: Each spread of 2~6 photo-montages forming fishbone fold (Hedi Kyle). Each spread 17 in length (opens and unfolds). 8 spreads and 54 pieces of folded paper stitched with French Link Binding.
Hardcover with Imagewarp, Cloth spine
45+ photos, 5.75 in x 4.6 in (closed)
Collections
- The Fleet Library - Rhode Island School of Design
- Book Arts, Archives and Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Libraries - University of Richmond, Virginia
To acquire/purchase, please email me.