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A Khoj residency explores different photographic forms
They represent an odd group within the photo community. If Ajay Talwar captures the night sky,in the digital age P Madhavan and Edson Dias move with their pinhole cameras made of match and shoe boxes. Mansi Bhatt is the protagonist of her images,occasionally unrecognisable,under heavy make-up. The foursome is now at Khoj Studios for a 27-day photo residency that began on October 1. The aim is to push them within the parameters of the genre. The way they process the medium is engaging in itself, says Asmita Rangari,curator and manager,Khoj,who selected the group after a nationwide search conducted during the last six months.
Madhavan and Dias are occupied teaching the art of pinhole photography to children in Khirkee. Each of them can make their own camera, says Madhavan,referring to the make-shift light-proof box with a pinhole on one side. Light passes through this single point and refracts the image on the opposite side of the box. People are always interested when we move around with the camera, says Madhavan,who along with Dias is exploring Old Delhi during the residency. They are also part of the Goa Center for Alternative Photography.
Talwar will exhibit the night sky that he photographed from the Hatu Peak near Narkanda earlier this month. Pursuing astro-photography for more than a decade,this will be his first exhibition. There havent been many takers for it, he states,adding on a positive note,People are now getting interested in the off-beat.
The exhibition will take place at Khoj Studios,S-17,Khirkee Extension,from October 27-30. Contact: 29545274
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