Discover the powerful work of Bangladeshi artist Soma Surovi Jannat during her residency at the Ashmolean Museum. This fifth installment in the Ashmolean NOW series showcases delicate paintings and drawings, including a thirty-foot scroll, confronting global climate challenges. The free exhibition invites visitors to Gallery 8 to examine the complex relationship between humanity, nature, and archival histories.
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This exhibition presents new works by Bangladeshi artist Soma Surovi Jannat, created during her residency at the Ashmolean Museum. Her art explores the pressing themes of the climate crisis, drawing inspiration from both the Sundarbans mangrove forest and the museum's historical collections.
As the fifth installment in the Ashmolean NOW series, this exhibition showcases the work of Soma Surovi Jannat, the first Bangladeshi artist-in-residence at the Ashmolean. Through her paintings and drawings, Jannat investigates the urgency of the climate crisis, specifically highlighting the threats faced by the Sundarbans—the world's largest mangrove forest—and exploring the intricate link between natural disasters and social inequality. The exhibition includes approximately 40 works, among them a notable 30-foot-long scroll and a site-specific wall drawing created during her residency. By integrating objects from the Ashmolean's historical collections into her practice, Jannat creates a dialogue between past artifacts and contemporary environmental concerns. Her delicate and detailed works serve as a critique of human impact on nature, offering a personal and global perspective on environmental preservation. This show marks a significant milestone as the artist's first solo exhibition in a UK museum, reflecting the Ashmolean's ongoing initiative to invite contemporary creators to reinterpret its diverse archival heritage.
The exhibition is free to visit at the Ashmolean Museum in Gallery 8. Visitors are encouraged to plan their visit via the museum's official website where additional information on gallery access and opening times is provided.
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