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Visual & Voice: The Narrative of Visual Storytelling
Can we truly understand our presence? As life unfolds, we age and gain experience. Then, one day, we notice a solitary tea cup on a shelf and realize it hails from our school days—those first moments of learning to drink tea with our mother.
This workshop is about gathering these shards of memories and weaving them into a coherent timeline. In this storytelling workshop, we invite you to explore the alleys of time, brimming with endless memories. From our earliest days, we begin connecting with our parents, caregivers, and the world around us. Our stories start without preparation, and we become the sole authors of our narratives.
Join us as we delve into the tangible remnants of our pasts—objects and artefacts that anchor our most cherished memories. Through guided exercises and group discussions, you will learn to identify and articulate the key moments that have shaped your life. This workshop is an opportunity to reflect on your journey, share your unique story, and connect with others through the power of shared experiences.
Artist Bio:
Shamim Ahmed Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi artist living with a passion to create relatable stories for all. He studied in Architecture but went to explore tradition, culture in the remote island in Sri lanka. His travels inspire him to learn new culture, heritage, folk art to bring this into his writings and artwork. The topics of our everyday life which is somehow gets lost in the pace grasps him a lot. He has worked with Think Equal Org based in Uk and Room to Read Asia and has titles under his name as well as publishers in Dhaka too. He loves to work with the areas yet unexplored in his culture and history.
He always feels inspired when thinking of how storytelling and ideas can build a better and equal future. A good story can open doors towards harmony and happiness, and it is acknowledged that everyone can make a difference in the world. This ideology gets him working no matter what limitations may appear. He believes someday our dreams will be true and that will be magical, a better inclusive story to share. He hopes that we can have collective space for others with honesty and love.
Workshop Outline:
➟ What is visual & voice
➟ A warm up sketch session to have fun with a new thinking
➟ Also having the core idea of impact and changing oneself
➟ Sharing the views from where a story can start and takes turns
➟ A painting session (participatory in group) on a concept
➟ Development of idea based on the theme
➟ Small group presentations of the stories
➟ Discussion session
➟ Story Layout and composition
➟ Color choice for the story & the difference
➟ Character design
➟ Ideas to tell the story in more interesting way
➟ Presentation with the development of day 2
➟ Discussion Session