Sarker Protick on the importance of art in Bangladesh

Sarker Protick is a Visual Artist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is the recipient of Joop Swart Masterclass, Magnum Foun-dation Fund and the World Press Photo Award. His work has been shown in museums, galleries and festivals including Yokohama Triennale, Hamburg Triennale, Paris Photo, 4A Center of Contemporary Asian Art, RMIT Gallery, Singa-pore Art Week and more. Protick is represented by East Wing Gallery and is a faculty member at Pathshala-South Asian Media Institute and cocurator at Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography.