Hadi Uddin

Oxfam Novib X Pathshala South Asian Media Institute X BredaPhoto

The exhibition ‘Take me tot he River’ is curated by Munem Wasif and takes us to the great rivers in the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna (GBM) river basins, which originate in the majestic Himalayas and flow into the vast Sea of Bengal. The stories of people living on the banks of these mighty rivers in Nepal and Bangladesh take centre stage. These communities are constantly learning from the river, harnessing its benefits but at the same time having to adapt to the profound effects of climate change.

Participating artists: Hadi Uddin / Fariha Hossain / Kishor Sharma / Amit Machamasi / Mohammad Ashraful Huda

Initially, Hadi Uddin practiced as a documentary photographer. His father’s photo studio archives constitute a significant source of inspiration for his work. He has witnessed natural disasters as he belongs to the southern portion of Bangladesh. He began working on ecological issues as a result of that. He spent the last few years working on his father’s studio archive as well as conducting research on the indigenous community in the Khulna division. —Hadi Uddin studied at the Danish School of Media and Journalism as well as at the Pathshala South Asian Media Institute in Dhaka. He successfully took part in Stories4Change. His work has been featured in numerous regional newspapers and foreign periodicals. In Take me to the River Uddin zooms out to show the bigger picture of river life and zooms in on the silent witnesses of beauty and destruction.