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lock insect

My favorite insect

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This project was made during the COVID lockdown. Since the art facilitator could not go to the camp and supervise the Rohingya women, they were asked to document what they saw inside the house. So the women decided to document insects. Rohingya women have superstitious beliefs regarding some insects, such as they believe cockroaches bring wealth to the house they occupy so they do not kill them. Minara drew a lock insect on a potato leaf. This insect can be found on all trees in Myanmar and Bangladesh. Minara finds the insect beautiful but is also afraid of it.