Kleiner Brauner Lookbook 2024 2024, edition of 100 “It started with me reading a menu in a Viennese coffeehouse and unexpectedly finding myself.” Conceived of as wearable sculptures that travel, Brishty Alam’s Kleiner Brauner series is an ongoing celebration of identity and process of claiming space. Working with dye and color palettes tuned especially for […]
KB2024 2024, open edition Exhibited at Ve.Sch & Air101, Gmunden.
Another white solid2023 Exhibited at the Office, Vienna. Photos by Sophie Pölzl.
Kleiner Brauner*2022–2024 UnisexRelaxed fit350 G/M²85% organic cotton15% recycled polyester‘Made proudly in Bangladesh’ Individually dyed and embroidered. 2024, open edition Exhibited at Ve.Sch & the Office. Pictured: Aaron Amar Bhamra, Ava Binta Giallo, Richard Kangethe, মm., Stephanie Misa, Denise Palmieri, Jama_supreme, Malashree Suvedi. Photos by Flavio Palasciano & Sophie Pölzl. Embroidery by Chun. Dye consultant: Nora […]
Oily fish2020 Exhibited at viennacontemporary ZONE1, (2023). Photos by Sophie Pölzl & Brishty Alam.
Heavy Weight Wre-ster-ler2023 Exhibited at Belvedere 21. Museum of Contemporary Art. Photos by Johannes Stoll / Belvedere, Vienna & Brishty Alam.
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Kleiner Brauner (embroidery) 2022–2023 Exhibited at ZONE1, Vienna Contemporary, Galerie Wonnerth Dejaco, (2023) and GOMO, Vienna, (2023). Photos by Sophie Pölzl & Brishty Alam.
The Ass in the Tiger’s skin2023 the tiger’s mightthe ass’ sinthe tiger might have skinned herselfa rug a cape a cloak a clawa hidden beasta broken law excoriated second skinhung upon the wretch’s flesh the wretched stretchof dermis drawn abraded thinuntil the light creeps sight seeps in there lies the braying fool within Elliot Lewis@elliotlllewis […]
Shutki (Schüchternfische)*Edition2022 The work is a digital collage based on the installation of the same name. It is made of a video still from the pond next to Brishty’s nanubari (grandma’s house), and photographs of sculptures in iron and clay. Shutki is a Bangladeshi speciality of dried fish or prawns; the kind of dish […]