Nireekshane (ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೆ: ‘the act of seeing’) examines how redistributing the power of the gaze can be an act of building equity. Presenting a range of traditional and expanded image-making practices from South Asia and the diaspora, this exhibition showcases works that arise from the margins – both in context and in form.
Foregrounding forgotten or overlooked lived experiences in South Asia, nireekshane explores the surreal, hypnotic and subversive methods with which narratives are constantly formed and reformed. Vantage points shift between ideas of domesticity, belonging and landscape, drawing parallels between connotations of purity within both social-hierarchies and photographic practices.
Nireekshane references the disappearing of bodies and practices during the formation of dominant narratives, and calls for a thorough re-examination of contemporary visual culture in South Asia.
Presented as part of PHOTO 2024.
Monday 15th - Saturday 20th April // 10:30AM - 4:30PM
This is free event, bookings not essential