Press
Dates & Venue
Festival Dates: January 16 – January 31, 2026
Opening Week: January 16 – 20, 2026 (Talks, panels, screenings)
Venues (5 Total):
- Bangladesh National Museum
- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
- Alliance Française de Dhaka
- DrikPath Bhobon
- Bangladesh National Parliament (Outdoor Exhibition)
Theme
The prefix ‘Re’ resonates again, anew, or otherwise. A repetition, a reversal, a reopening. In times of conflict, lens-based practices reveal the paradox of the image: it bears witness, while erasing documents and troubling the narrative. Across the works assembled here, we encounter the archive and the dream, the chant and the scar, the witness and the whisper. From rivers to protests, from disappeared citizens to smuggled screenshots, these stories are more than mere testimonies. They are aftershocks, lullabies, rituals, and prayers. They remind us that to remember is to resist erasure, to tell is to preserve dignity, and to bear witness is to carry forward hope. In a world of impasse, ‘Re’ dares to begin again.
Scope
Edition: 11th Edition (Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Chobi Mela)
Exhibitions: 9 Total (6 Group Shows, 3 Solo Shows)
Participants: 58 Artists from 18 Countries across 5 Continents
Education: 6 Workshops & a School Programme engaging 1,000+ students
Fellowships: 9 Fellows supported by Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation
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