PROJECT ROOM: TASMINA K MAJLES

Exhibition Dates : 23 September - 5 October 2025
Opening Reception : Wed 24 September 2025, 6:00 - 8:30 pm

Pichutaan (িপছুটান) in Bengali : The entanglement with past memories, emotions and experiences

Pichutaan delves into the profound theme of entanglement with past memories through the lens of Tasmina K Majles, artist living in diaspora. Tasmina is a Bangladeshi-born migrant living in Australia for over a decade now. The landscapes of her adopted country evoke both familiarity and strangeness, blurring the boundaries between the known and the unknown.The body of work is an exploration of the complex emotions arising from straddling two worlds—one of her birth and another of her chosen home. The work offers a deep and introspective exploration of the artist's personal journey, navigating the complex terrain of identity, longing, memories of her home country and a sense of disconnection in everyday life as a migrant. She uses metaphoric tropes such as birds, nests, and stones to depict her migration journey and to symbolize the weight of memories she carries within. The work serves as a conduit that intricately intertwines time, memories, and connection.

Tasmina K Majles is a Bangladeshi-Australian multidisciplinary artist based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. Her creative practice rigorously interrogates the multiplicity of human perspectives and the intricate interplay between nature, the subliminal, and the constructed realities we inhabit. Drawing from her lived experiences in diaspora, she engages with critical themes of transnational identity, assimilation, and self-realisation, particularly as they pertain to her identity as a first-generation female immigrant. Thus, her work often depicts the complex emotions of straddling two worlds — her birthplace and another of her chosen homeland.