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I. Coastal Harvest Horseshoe crab, prawn, boti and fishing net.2. Hand Fan Traditional Bengali hand fan.3. Mangrove Palm Nipa palm / mangrove palm.4. Sari Sari hanging on bamboo rod.5. Kula Traditional woven bamboo winnowing tray.6. Mangrove Roots Mangrove root network.E X H I B I T I O N30 October 202630 October 202630 October 202630 October 2026
Figure - 1,Aranno Pottro A living archive of the Sundarbans SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Medium: Mixed media, Dimensions: 21.59×35.56 cm Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
The Tiger Widow: An Absence That Remains | Shapla Singha | 2026 Medium: Hand embroidery and kantha-inspired stitching on a reclaimed cotton sari, with Bengali inscriptions and figurative textile imagery. Dimensions: Approximately 550 × 110–120 cm (full sari); Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.Figure -2
Figure - 3,Bonobibi: Guardian of the People and Forest Under Her Protection Shapla Singha, 2026. Hand embroidery and kantha-inspired stitching on a recycled cotton sari, with retained embroidery hoop. 203.2 × 106.7 cm. Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Figure - 4Women of The Sundarbans SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Roots for the Future Medium: Hand embroidery and kantha-inspired stitching on a recycled sari; a retained embroidery hoop is visible in the photographed work. Dimensions: 203.2 cm (height) × 106.7 cm (width) | 80 × 42 inches. Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Figure - 5,Panchi Rani Mondol: Voice of Bonobibi SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Roots for the Future Medium: Sundarbans alluvial soil, locally collected mud, the subject’s cotton sari , paint and traditional nose pins on circular canvas. Dimensions: Approx. 35.6 cm diameter; Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Figure - 6Salma — Where Grief Remains A life of labour, memory and survival in the mangrove delta SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Roots for the Future Medium: Sundarbans alluvial soil, locally collected mud, the subject’s cotton sari , paint and traditional nose pins on circular canvas. Dimensions: Approx. 35.6 cm diameter; Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Figure - 7,A Name Beyond “Tiger Widow” From the Tiger Widows Series SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Roots for the Future Medium: Sundarbans alluvial soil, locally collected mud, the subject’s cotton sari , paint and traditional nose pins on circular canvas. Dimensions: Approx. 35.6 cm diameter; Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Research location: Purbo Dhankhali and Jelepara, Munshiganj, Satkhira, Bangladesh.
Figure - 8,Etched By The Rivers From the Tiger Widows Series SHAPLA SINGHA | 2026 Medium: Mixed media, red sand, sari fabric, natural pigments, aluminum etching on panel. Conceptual Map: Baleswar, Passur, Kobadak (Kapotaksha), Sibsa, Raimangal, Hariabhanga, Arpangasia Dimensions: Each panel 8 in (20.32 cm) in diameter Illustrative gallery visualisation based on original photographs.
Bay of Bengalworld largest mangrove forest and world heritage sitehttps://brussels.mofa.gov.bd/