Ashfika Rahman is a photographer from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She formerly worked with the medium of classical dance and theater. After completing her diploma in professional photo documentary and journalism from Pathshala (South Asian Media Institute) Bangladesh, she continued her academics in Hochschule Hannover (HsH), Germany in Photojournalism.
She is a multidisciplinary photographer working with photography, texts and alternative printing. Guided by an interest in systems of categorization and classification, her practice involves extensive research into the power and structure of society and the socio political issues.
Exhibitions
2020 Selected Works: Lumix Festival For Young Visual Journalism - Berlin, Germany
2020 Dhaka Art Summit 2020, Curated by Philippe Pirotte, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020 Lumix Festival 2020, Curated by Karen Fromm, Hannover, Germany
2019 Princesses-des-villes, Curated by Hugo Vitrani and Fabien Danesi at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2019 Catalyst, jimei x arles international photo festival, Curated by Rahaab Allana China
2019 Fabric(ated) Fractures, Curated by Diana Campbell, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
2019 Women in Photography Exhibition, Curated by Emmeline Yong at Objectifs (Singapore)
2019 Chobi Mela International Photography Festival, Curated by Zihan Karim, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018 Lumix Festival 2018, Curated by Tanzim Wahab, Hannover, Germany
2018 Indian Photo Festival 2018 (IPF), Hyderabad, India
2018 Dhaka Art Summit 2018, Curated by Simon Castets Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017 Exhibition Cross Road, Curated by Sophia Greiff Hannover, Germany
2016 Exhibited in Muslin Festival Curated by Rezaur Rahman National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Recognition
2020 New York Times Portfolio Review
2020 Finalist Samdani Art Award
2019 12 Women Photographers to Watch in 2019 by PH Museum
2018 Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo
2018 Samdani Art Award (Finalist), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018 Invisible Photographer Asia Award (IPA)
In her moving portraits and melancholic landscapes, Ashfika Rahman pieces together the hidden stories of young people who have been wrongly detained by police in Bangladesh.
