Sat 4th Oct at 19:00 – 20:00
IN DIALOGUE with Omar Chowdhury &
Mark Gisbourne
@ MOMENTUM Berlin
Kunstquartier Bethanien 134
Mariannenplatz 2, Kreuzberg, 10997 Berlin
MOMENTUM is proud to present the first solo exhibition in Berlin of the lyrically cinematic video works of Australian-Bangladeshi artist Omar Chowdhury, and to bring together for the first time this exceptional young artist with eminent art historian, writer, curator, and former monk, Mark Gisbourne.
Made in a deep, two-year immersion into spiritual sites and spaces in Dhaka, this ambitious body of works explores the processes, materials, and theologies of spiritual practice in a formalist yet rhythmic accumulation of imagery, sounds and meanings. Encompassing the places, rituals, music, lives, and beliefs of holy and lay-believers, Omar Chowdhury has created a complex, absorbing series of works that combine and re-purpose fictional, documentary, and experimental techniques to create a rich, philosophical and phenomenological enquiry into religious practice and its representation.
Please join us on October 4th as Omar Chowdhury discusses his work and the complexities of form and being with Mark Gisbourne.
Read Mark Gisbourne’s insightful text on Omar Chowdhury on the MOMENTUM website.
