The light within

“It is an evolution. I started with event photography,where I use to click pictures of events like marriage and other ceremonies. Later,I moved on to advertisement photography. However,I realized that my work was being repetitive owing to the commercial needs,so I started experimenting for myself. And once,when I had a chance to meet renowned art photographer Ashwin Mehta,I showed him the prints of my shadow photography and he suggested that I should develop this into a theme,” recalls Savadekar.

Talking more about her frames and the title,she says,“Luminous is about my spiritual and aesthetic homecoming. As if my search is finally over and I have found what I have been looking for in the art and from the art. I started with photographing shadows and now the tight intrigues me.”

When asked what inspires her to choose a theme,she says that after she takes a few photographs then she decides how a theme will shape up. “Sujit Patwardhan,professor at art,had made four calendars using my pictures and that gave me a platform to exhibit what I could not have done otherwise.

While Savadekar sticks to monochromatic photographs,she does not miss colours,as she has also taken up painting as a hobby. “I use the paintings for art therapy. My paintings are process paintings and not for commercial use. And as all art forms are connected,I also have a deep interest in Indian classical music. I don’t confine myself to any one activity,rather I would love to practice all art from that helps me bring closer to myself,” she concludes.