Photography from South Asia
Though most
histories of photography usually begin in the west, with gentleman scientists
such as Sir Henry Fox Talbot tinkering away in their homemade darkrooms, India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh also had their fair share of photographers in the 19th
and early 20th centuries, despite the difficulties of processing film in
tropical climates. Taking these early efforts as a starting point, this month
the Whitechapel Gallery in London will host an exhaustive exhibition of these
three countries’ photographic achievements, featuring over 70 artists from the
1860s to the present day. Work by Cindy Sherman-esque Pushpamala N will feature
alongside pieces by conceptually driven Rashid Rana and color-photography
pioneer Raghubir Singh in this vibrant commemoration.
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