Ohida Khandakar

Exuberant Anonymity

Exuberant Anonymity (installation view), watercolor on Wasli board with Rehal stand, 2018. The open illustrated book is mounted on a traditional wooden Rehal (Quran stand), presenting the work as a sacred text. The two veiled figures face each other across the open spread, the warm terracotta ground of the pages contrasting with the dark silhouetted forms.

Installation — watercolour on Wasli board with Rehal stand, 2018. An illustrated book mounted on a traditional wooden Rehal, presenting the work as a sacred text. A fully covered figure photographing a selfie — signifying the right to remain anonymous in an era of mandatory digital identity.

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Installation , watercolour on Wasli board with Rehal stand, 2018

Exuberant Anonymity (installation view), watercolour on Wasli board with Rehal stand, 2018. The open illustrated book is mounted on a traditional wooden Rehal (Quran stand), presenting the work as a sacred text. The two veiled figures face each other across the open spread, the warm terracotta ground of the pages contrasting with the dark silhouetted forms.
Installation view on Rehal stand
Exuberant Anonymity (detail view), watercolour on Wasli board with Rehal stand, 2018. An open illustrated book laid flat: the left page bears a fully veiled figure in a patterned dark robe holding a phone to photograph herself; the right page depicts a second veiled figure.
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