How did music propel a Maoist revolution in Nepal? Prasiit Sthapit’s series “Moonsongs for Earth” (2022-ongoing) investigates the complex role of musicians in the country’s Maoist insurrection.
Featured in Aperture’s spring 2024 issue, “Counter Histories,” produced in partnership with Magnum Foundation, which showcases the work of a range of international photographers who explore the creative possibilities offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records.
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Directed, filmed, and edited by Rajan Shrestha
All photographs by Prasiit Sthapit from "Moonsongs for Earth" (2022-ongoing). Courtesy the artist.
Supported by Magnum Foundation's Counter Histories Initiative