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Asar Bahadur Rai

Asar Bahadur Rai, a Nepali shepherd, has lived for over 20 years in Wakro, Arunachal Pradesh, India, far from the comforts of electricity and modern life. In the heart of the jungle, he tends to the cows and sheep of a local family, devoting himself to their care with unwavering dedication. Each day is a quiet battle as tigers prowl nearby, threatening his herd, a danger he has faced more than once. For Asar, these animals are more than just livestock; they are his family, nurtured and protected as if they were his own children.

Figures collection:

The Transaction type: People. 

Small faceless figures of a person stricken with a disease. The Figures are so tiny that they look like statuettеs from a bookcase of a doctor collector. 

The photo poses are strange but natural for me, they are part of my secret life, the harsh truth I would hide from everyone.

Village Couple

This portrait captures a local couple from the village where I grew up in Belarus. Life there is simple and often harsh, but the people make do with what they have. I took this photo during a visit to my parents. I was struck by how these villagers rarely wore shoes in the summer, working the fields in sandals or even barefoot. Their rough, calloused hands tell a story of tireless labor and resilience. Here, the couple sits on their family hearse, a vehicle they use to transport hay or grain to feed their farm animals.

Mom

In this photograph, my mother stands by the open refrigerator, retrieving food she prepared especially for us. After a year apart, my daughter and I have finally come to visit her, and this reunion fills the home with a special warmth. For my mother, feeding us is much more than simply offering food; it’s her way of expressing maternal love, embracing us without words, and making up for all that was missed during our time apart.

A glance of a century

This picture was taken on my grandmother's 100th birthday. Her face is lined with deep wrinkles that tell the story of a century's worth of experiences. I spoke with her exploring my national identity, which made her dive into memories.

Ophelia

My work is a contemporary reimagining of the character of Ophelia, where a man takes the place of the tragic heroine. What if Ophelia were a man? How would our perception of tragedy, vulnerability, and the inner world of the character change? This work doesn't simply swap the gender of the character; it asks the question: what does it mean to be Ophelia in today's world? A man can also be a symbol of fragility and loneliness, facing the same inevitable fate as his classical predecessor. Human emotions are universal.

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