The latest intervention in the “Subodh” series from the anonymous guerilla artist HOBEKI? has appeared on a wall in the Old Airport area of Agargaon in the capital. This time it is the second work in the ‘Stop War’ series.
The stencilled artwork carries a symbolic anti-war message. In the image, Subodh is seen stopping a missile of the sort that has been flooding people’s newsfeeds in recent days from the war in the Middle East with his bare hands.
“The artist’s presentation conveys that ordinary people have the power to stop war and destruction if they want to,” ARTcon founder ARK Reepon told UNB.
Earlier, the first graffiti in the ‘Stop War’ series appeared on a wall in Ceramic Road, Mirpur-12, in the capital in April 2022. That was centred around the Russia-Ukraine war.
The new graffiti is centred around the ongoing USA/Israel v Iran conflict. Subodh’s last appearance in graffiti was on a wall in Agargaon on December 16 last year.
Since then, the artist has remained silent, maintaining the anonymity that has become integral to the mystique surrounding the series.
With Subodh’s return to Agargaon, HOBEKI? once again invites viewers to reflect on art’s role in times of tension, suggesting that even in the midst of conflict, humanity must seek to prevail.
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