In Times of Hardship, I Will Be With You
Moving images, HD, color, 12 mins 45sec, 2024
The city, with its layered histories of earthquakes, remains vibrant and lively.The artist contemplates the resilience of its inhabitants, their unfading hope, and their strength. By blending religious myths with reality, the artist narrates the tale of these people and their land.
Memories Exhibition, Patan Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal | 2024 5th June to 7th June
Audio interviews and earthquake maps on a web page, 2024
*Warning: this work contains stories of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
The artist interviewed five individuals who experienced the 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal and its surrounding areas. These interviewees shared their memories and experiences of the event. To provide geographical context, the artist partnered with Saifullah Sayeed, an earth science enthusiast to create two maps: one depicting the earthquake's epicenters, scaled according to magnitude and including regional names, and a second map showing the intensity of the magnitude.