How land and people are relocated?
How are the animals?
And the soil? And the soul?
How is faith being transferred?
And morality itself?
How is the future being transferred?

How do people's circumstances change as social, economic and political forces change? How do people and communities respond to these changes? "Shift As A Verb" is a powerful analysis tool for understanding the socio-political environment. Shift has many synonyms--move, adapt, transition, evolve, and alter--all representing different facets of the fluidity of reality. The multiple meanings are a reflection of the multiple nature of change, whether it be economic, political or social. The effects of these changes are not only personal, but also affect communal identities, communities, and even morality.

This work brings up these questions, exploring the human experience as it is constantly redefined by forces outside of itself. They examine how people react to the pressures of survival and adaptation and how the very process of movement is a product of deeper, often unseen, political and social change. Each synonym of shift opens up a new layer of reality, providing a new lens through which to view changing behavior and the new realities that are created in its wake.

This work was exhibited as an open studio in artist studio ,Dhaka  SEP 2022