想初步了解不熟悉、沒去過的地方時,通常觀看旅遊照片是最直接的方式,它涵蓋了所有細節,並忠實呈現地方生活樣貌。而在西孟加拉 Gangpur 地區的小村落中,當地藝術家 Nakul Mondal 則是以墨水筆紀錄他眼中的家。 Nakul Mondal 從小就習慣村莊時常被火車的聲音覆蓋,整個地方都像與火車軌道的震動合而為一,而他在畫作中也呈現那種充滿喧鬧聲的感覺。在這個沒有都市繁忙的村落,有著各種西孟加拉地區都有的社會問題:青年就業率低、政府單位腐敗、農民生計不穩定等等,而人們還是在火車隆隆聲中日日奔波、活著。
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