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Disappearances
Interlude is the result of the study Faysal graduated with at the Fine Art course of HKU University of the Arts in 2023. The research focuses on all facets of the disappearances, which Faysal investigates from the perspective of critical theory, aiming to create a dialogue that denounces this state-driven violence. He wants to stand up against this violence by exposing the deeper motives behind it, both in this study and in his other work. He is concerned with the systemic element of such incidents. He retraces their political background in his own country, but also identifies that it is not only the political regime in Bangladesh that is guilty of this practice. As many as 82 regimes were guilty of it in recent decades, according to the United Nations.
Fotomontage from Interlude.
Thorough level of analysis
Faysal's text is special because of the thorough level of his analysis; it is factual (including numerous eyewitness accounts), historical, theoretical and artistic. The structure of the research and its intertwining with his artistic work - disturbing photo collages that approach the issue from an artistic perspective - are deliberate and thoughtful. He explains his research and methods, which he also embeds in art historical and critical frameworks.
About the author
Faysal Zaman is a visual artist, born and reared in Bangladesh. In 2023, he acquired a master's degree in 'Fine Art' from HKU. His artistic research, which often stems from implicit encounters, investigates a greater spectrum of psychosocial repercussions resulting from multifarious forms of instrumental violence. Among other things he uses camera-oriented image-making, hand-crafted and computerized montages and research-informed archival correspondences. Zaman lives and works in Dhaka, Bangladesh.