Images on the move

Picket Fences(Top), Watching the moves(Bottom)

Goethe Institut Dhaka in collaboration with Matthias Gebert presents the collection of photographs titled 'Moves'.

The images grab one's attention instantly for their appearance. 'Cross-processing' method has been applied, which has given the photographs a surreal impression; they look almost like negative prints.

The line-up of images begins with Watching the moves, an image showing a dog standing on his two hind legs leaning on a railing in what seems to be a balcony. The household animal seems to be closely observing something in the photograph taken in Crakow, Poland.

Picket Fences features the Reichstag Building in Berlin seen through fences. Magenta and green waves form a canopy on the deep blue sky in the image -- thanks to cross-processing.

A shot of Berlin Town-hall Clock Tower is highlighted in the photograph titled Look East. The extended pavement towards the viewer is a combination of green, blue and yellow with bits of red; clouds in the sky are different shades of blue with a thick white stripe.

Zappa Monument in Vilnius, Lithuania is featured in a photograph with the same title. The bust of the deceased zany rockstar Frank Zappa, who incidentally never stepped foot on Lithuania, is the first of its kind. Zappa's anti-establishment stance made him a cult figure in Lithuania and much of Eastern Europe during Soviet times.

Trapped, an image shot in Sundarbans shows what appears to be a boat stuck between two taal trees. Perhaps high tide is to blame for the mishap. Walking distance, shot in Dhaka highlights two rickshaws on an alley, in a quiet neighbourhood. No puller near the rickshaws, not an individual to be seen anywhere around.

These images and many more are sure to make a lasting impression on the viewers.

The display will continue till June 1. Proceeds of the exhibition will go to a welfare programme, sponsored by British Women Association (BWA), assisting rehabilitation of abused women.