Albanian premiere of Driant Zeneli’s new opera-film
Set within the Parliament of Dhaka and the Srihatta Art Centre in Sylhet (Bangladesh), the work unfolds as an allegorical fable featuring a white peacock that falls in love with his own tear. Through the six seasons of the Bengali calendar, Zeneli reflects on the tensions between the fall, power and love, giving shape to a form of magical realism in which utopias subvert the natural order of things and open up unconventional imaginative spaces.
Courtesy The Artist and Giorgio Persano Gallery, Torino.
Driant Zeneli in collaboration with Md. Tasnimul Izaz Bhuiyan, Pulak K. Sarkar, Rafi Nur Hamid, Sondip Roy, Sumaiya Sultana, with the special contribution of Mahmudul Hasan Dipu.
Commissioned by Samdani Art Foundation and Museo Castromediano of Lecce
Partners: Art House, Emst Athens and the Civic Museum of Castelbuono, Palermo (Italy).
Supported by: Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Culture of Italy within the framework of the Italian Council program (13th edition, 2024).