Photo Essay: 'Reminiscence of Home' by Dhiraj Rabha

 Photo Essay: 'Reminiscence of Home' by Dhiraj Rabha

Dhiraj Rabha takes us into a former United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) detention camp in Goalpara, Assam, where he grew up. Through his lens, he captures the essence of his community's resilience, illustrating how they uphold their heritage with unwavering pride. These personal and intimate photographs show a community forging a sense of belonging within the confines of what was once a detention camp, transforming it into a sanctuary they proudly call home. Amidst this backdrop, Dhiraj's work navigates the complexities of identity and belonging as his community grapples with their place in the wider world.

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'Thieves' Market' by Areez Katki

'Thieves' Market' by Areez Katki

A very special piece from the New Zealand-based artist Areez Katki's recent body of work is Thieves' Market, which we were lucky enough to see in person at TARQ's booth at the India Art Fair 2024 in New Delhi. Thieves Market is a tapestry or frieze made up of several fragments that reference lost, excavated, and even stolen, objects and artefacts that are now mostly housed in glass cases in European museums, such as the Louvre and the British Museum. Each fragment is handwoven in the traditional Zoroastrian toran beadwork technique using Czech glass beads that the artist inherited from his maternal great-grandmother.

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Photo Essay: 'Meet me in the garden' by Farheen Fatima

 Photo Essay: 'Meet me in the garden' by Farheen Fatima

Meet me in the garden is a series of staged portraits by Farheen Fatima, featuring the artist’s own friends. Taking its inspiration from their family albums and everyday scenes, the photographs have also been painted on. Together, the works are a portrait of the public park in North India, populated by people to whom it serves as a special space of leisure and intimacy.

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Photo Essay: 'A factless autobiography' by Debmalya Roy Choudhuri

 Photo Essay: 'A factless autobiography' by Debmalya Roy Choudhuri

New York-based photographer Debmalya Roy Choudhuri has been shortlisted for the prestigious Louis Roederer Discovery Award 2022, curated by Taous R. Dahmani. Choudhuri’s work will be exhibited at the 53rd edition of Rencontres d’Arles, to be held from 4th July to 25th September, 2022. Presented by the non-profit organisation, SPACE STUDIO in Baroda, Deb's shortlisted body of work— titled A factless autobiography— introduces three profiles based on a multitude of portraits illustrating the singularity of kaleidoscopic identities.

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Photo Essay: 'Let Me Comb Your Hair' by Mika Sperling & Vasudhaa Narayanan

 Photo Essay: 'Let Me Comb Your Hair' by Mika Sperling & Vasudhaa Narayanan

During the COVID-19 pandemic, artists Mika Sperling and Vasudhaa Narayanan engaged in a call and response exchange, between Hamburg, Germany and Bangalore, India. Consequently, the quarantine forced them to look inwards with their practice — focusing on the language of care, family, intimacy, and the solitude surrounding their homes and neighbourhoods. The exchange between them explores tonalities and emotions that are both happenstance and constructed.

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Photo Essay: 'Dear Nani' by Zinnia Naqvi

Photo Essay: 'Dear Nani' by Zinnia Naqvi

Dear Nani (2017 - ongoing) is a project that addresses issues of gender performance and colonial mimicry through the family archive. The photographs included in this project are of the artist’s maternal grandmother, Rhubab Tapal, who is performing the act of cross-dressing by wearing several different outfits that belong to her husband.

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