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Kurtas and skirts inspired by rickshaws and the men that ride them everyday to earn a living in Bangladesh. 

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Film : The Banarasi Sari

www.underbellyfilm.co.uk

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http://www.oitijjo.org/ - An unmissable chance to discover and explore the rich culture and creativity of Bangladesh and its new directions. From 22nd to 24th February at the Bargehouse London SE1 9PH - including Enamul Hoque the photographer and Mobo award-winning Jazz artist Zoe Rahman and more…

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A benasari production room filled with weaving looms. Mirpur/Bangladesh 

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Exhibition 

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Birds

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For the neck piece in this design, I used blue leather. The leather neck piece, together with the shoulder pads, were used to depict the feeling of being tangled in, closed up, and incapable of expression. The print on the fabric show birds tangled together, being suffocated by the ropes.

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Abuse:

The colours in this piece are black and red, reflecting the dark times of a person’s life. The handprints are used here to emphasise physical abuse.

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Fear:

In this sculpture I used skulls to reflect fear, and I darkened the birds, as if they appeared to be afraid of the skulls. The skulls are made up of snakes and spiders, commonly regarded as sources of fear. Below the print is leather, etched with baby birds. 

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Rukia Begum. Selected sculpture for this years New Designers, ‘Hope’ from the collection ‘Behind the words’. Private View this Wednesday, Part 1, LCC, Stand CA22

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Rukia Begum. Close up of etching on leather. More at New Designers, Part 1, LCC, Stand CA22

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Testing out final fabric samples. 

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Nathagali, Pakistan 2010