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Vishesh Anand, Champaign, IL (2026)

05/18/2026

Sumi-masen 🍥

04/27/2024

Looking forward to share my from the final project at the Resting Academy .institute at ‘All That Weathers’

Kabzā examines the evolving landscape of a town where history and religion collide, revealing the deeper currents of political and cultural tension.

Once a capital of the Malwa region in Central India, Dhar is steeped in history, filled with ancient relics and ruins. Recently, it has become a place where history is being manipulated to serve prejudiced narratives, often at the expense of the Muslim community.

In the shadows of the ruins, a saffron tide is rising that doesn’t just threaten the history etched in stone—it endangers the delicate threads that once united this community.

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All that weathers, is a collection of stories that navigate turbulent tides of change. Set against the backdrop of interior Bengal, Kashmir and Central India, eight stories emerge that set the premise for a dialogue on mental health, portraits of sisterhood, the inheritance of music, a champion sportswoman from a rural community, the aftermath of an ecological disaster, the interweaving of religion with politics, and performing arts on the brink of extinction.

The exhibition is curated by Tanjimul Islam and Shadman Sakib Chowdhury and will showcase the final projects of the residents of Pathshala International Programme - Ayan Biswas, Brihat Rai, Elodie Guignard, Poornima Nair, Sabin Shrestha, Suparna Nath, Vishesh Anand and Zainab. In the six-month long residency, the participants have been mentored by exceptional curators, artists, writers and bookmakers from across three countries to develop their own distinctive voices and reidentify themselves as storytellers.

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Images 2 and 3 from Kabzā