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Junk Yard Family

Coordinates: 23°46′00″N 90°24′03″E / 23.766777°N 90.400768°E / 23.766777; 90.400768
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Junk Yard Family
ArtistMrinal Haque
Year2004
MediumCast iron & metal chain
Subject18th century car
LocationTejgaon Industrial Area Thana, Dhaka
Coordinates23°46′00″N 90°24′03″E / 23.766777°N 90.400768°E / 23.766777; 90.400768
OwnerSouthern Automobile

Junk Yard Family is a 2004 cast iron and chain sculpture created by Mrinal Haque. It stands on the pier at the entrance to a gas station in Tejgaon since 2004.[1][2] The sculpture was officially inaugurated on the first week of 2005.[1] It is a private sculpture, Haque made for Southern Automobile gas station.[1][2]

Description

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The sculpture is depiction of an 18th-century car. There is a family of four persons riding the car. A man is driving. Another kid is standing beside the rear right wheel. Try to sale some sweetener.[2]

Scarps of bulldozers, tractors, cranes as well as chains from rickshaws and motor cycles were collected from different places, including Dholai Khal in the Dhaka city to erect the sculpture. It took 5 laks Bangladeshi Taka for creating and complete set up in 2004.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sculpture of Protest - The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 217". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 2005-01-02. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c d "A unique junkyard sculpture". New Age (Bangladesh). 2006-09-10. Archived from the original on 2008-06-29. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
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