Nazia Andaleeb Preema is a prolific visual artist based in Dhaka. She has been dealing with the issues of women’s representation in a poetic manner with innovative approach, distinct technique and lyrical overtones. Preema’s performances and videos are spontaneous, bold and carefully planned.

Some of her notable video performances are ‘Monajat’ in 2008, ‘And Stare Continues’ in 2009, ‘Marry my Egg’ in 2011, ‘Monologue’ in 2012, ‘Aged with cellphones’ in 2014, ‘News Agony’ in 2014, ‘Icolation’ in 2015, ‘Identity’ in 2016, ‘Intimacy Conflict’ in 2016 which have been widely exhibited.

She has performed in the Miami Art Fair, Art Basel, Asian Art Biennale, Art Asia in Art Basel, Delhi Art Fair, Dhaka Art Summit and many more. Along with 18 solo exhibitions in home and abroad, she has participated in many prestigious exhibitions, workshops, biennales, symposiums to be in the contemporary trends of visual art and process.

Work Title: My Unborn Fetus

Duration: 25 minutes

My Unborn Fetus is purely transforming myself as a metaphor of being able to connect to my deeper soul, which yearns to be a carrier of a human body. It narrates my desire to relate our personal life with an unrealized, unborn life; the role of memory, the expression of emotion, and the exploration of relationships between people and places are all preoccupations. Symbolizing elements connects me to react with my reality. The surface of the world and its inhabitants is, however, on incomplete account due to its complex nature. In addition to a person’s external features, we experience the presence of another individual in terms of our emotional responses. I live with my unborn child and its growing inside me.