About

Sounak Das is currently studying for a MA in Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary practice at Masters Institute of Visual Cultures, Avans University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. He is an Alumni of Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Bangladesh. Driven by science and philosophy and a desire to investigate meta-physics, he explores the experimental use of media and technology in art, juxtaposing the friction between human-machine-nature relation in the techno-centric age. His artistic practice navigates around the peripheral of glitch, as a methodology to bend a medium from the ordinary to the sublime. As a multi-media artist, SD predominantly uses photography, moving images, sound and installation. A story-teller by heart and an inquisitive thinker by mind, SD observes the lingering cultural landscapes and elements of urban life as a flaneur, embodying community, cultural dilemma, spatial context, history and the advancement and impact of technology in today’s Anthropocene age.

Education

2021 – Present 	
Masters Institute of Visual Culture, Avans University of Applied Science
Masters in Visual Arts and Post-Contemporary Practice Netherlands

2012 – 2018
Professional Photography Programme 
Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Bangladesh

A levels – 2011
O levels – 2009

Workshop Attended

2022 - Recoding: The Speed of Sound, Edwin van der Heide, Utrecht, Netherlands 
2021 - VJ workshop by Liza Renne, MIVC, ‘s-hertogenbosch, Netherlands
2019 - International Documentary course, China
2014 - Visual Narrative, how to build a story by Justin Maxon, Kolkata, India
2014 - Visual storytelling with Multimedia, DJ Clark, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Group Exhibitions

2023 - Open Studio, Master’s Institute of Visual Culture, Netherlands
2022 - 19th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022 - Light Matter film Festival, New York, USA
2022 - Made in Tashkeel, Dubai, UAE  
2022 - Research Lab 2022, Eye Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands  
2021 - De-confine: South Asia Media Arts Festival (online)
2021 Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography
2020 De|Real, A conversation on new realities (online)
2020 – Royal Photographic Society, IPE 162
2020 – Dhaka Art Summit 2020
2019 – Khoj 2019, The Sun is still going around the Earth, Collaboration
2019 – DOK Festival, Fredrikstad, Norway
2019Sony World photography Awards, Somerset House, London, UK
2019 – Golden Pig, Yulongwan Golf Resort, Kunming, Yunnan, China
2018 Students’ Biennale, The Kochi Biennale Foundation, Kochi, Kerela, India
2015 – Temple of Mind, Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014 – Open Enquiry, Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014 – Robi Photo School, Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications

2022 - Vertical Atlas Book, in partnership with Hivos Digital Earth and Het Nieuwe Instituut Rotterdam, Netherlands
2020 Featured at Google Arts & Culture by Art Aia
2020 The Business Standard
2020 Royal Photographic Society Journal
2019 Tages Anzeiger
2019 The Guardian
2019 Lens Culture
2019Sony World photography Awards
2019 – Golden Pig
2019 The Daily Star
2018 The Daily Star 
2018 Featured at F-Stop
2017 – Asian Art Archive

Achievements

2020 Shortlisted Artist, Samdani Art Award
2019 Finalist, Lensculture Art Photography Awards
2019 Finalist, Student Photographer, Sony World Photography Awards 2019
2018 Shortlisted Artist, Aminul Islam Young Artist Award
2018 Sam Banks Scholarship

Certification

International Documentary 2019 
Joint project with Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway and Pathshala
Three Months Animation Course 2015
Pathshala Department of Film and Television