Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink… A cluster of striking images by leading South Asian documentary photographer Munem Wasif turns the spotlight on the water tragedy brewing in Bangladesh. In Wasif’s photographic project “Goalmari, Bangladesh’s Own Island’ the village of Goalmari in the delta of the Meghna river is depicted as the symbol of the country’s battle against contamination, scarcity and inaccessibility of clean drinking water. To fight this arsenic contamination, following a “social business” model of “no loss, no-dividend”, Veolia Water and Grameen Health Care Services Ltd. formed a joint venture company in 2008 called Grameen Veolia Water to deliver safe drinking water to villagers in the poorest parts of Bangladesh. Twenty-nine year-old Wasif, a multiple award-winning photographer, has been lending his skill as a lensman to the cause of water contamination in his Bangladesh. Exhibited around the world, Wasif won a Prix Pictet commission to document a water project in Bangladesh in 2008 and is represented by the Agence Vu since then. Detailled information: Alliance française of Kathmandu Exhibtion available from July 25 to August 15 Opening hours: 10AM to 6PM Share the event and find more information on the facebook page of the Alliance française : https://facebook/afktm
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:11:05 +0000