“If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion.” This quote by Leonardo da Vinci, reiterated by Kamal Uddin, assistant professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, was invoked in association with the philosophy of artistic independence, setting a fitting tone for Rajib Ahasen’s first solo exhibition, “Embrace of the Earth”.