About me
Born in 1988, Madras, India.
The aspect of photography I connect with most is storytelling. From childhood I’ve understood the world around me through stories, and I still understand it better that way.
My engagement with Visual Arts started with Design and Filmmaking, which I studied at NID followed by a short stint at ENSAD. After few years as a practicing filmmaker I discovered Photography. I realized this was the artistic voice I’d been searching for. I went on to study and develop the same at Pathshala.
For now, I’m based in Mumbai where I work as a filmmaker and photographer.
My primary areas of interest include nature, mythology, fiction, portraiture, book making, and black & white.
I’m currently working on ongoing projects based in India and Bangladesh.
Resume
Education
- October 2015 – March 2016, International Photography Program, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, Dhaka
- June 2005 – October 2009, Film & Video Communication Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
- January 2008 – May 2008, Exchange programme, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Paris
- June 1991 – March 2005, Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Chennai
Scholarship
- January 2008 – May 2008, ÉGIDE Scholarship, École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, Paris
Workshop
- December 2016, 12th Angkor Photo Workshops, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Residency
- July-August 2015, What About Art Residency, What About Art?, Mumbai
Seminars
- June 2015, PEERS Share 2015, Khoj International artists’ association, Delhi
- February 2014, Frameworks, PIX quarterly, Goethe Institut, Mumbai
Awards
- 2018, TOTO Funds the Arts, Tasveer Emerging Photographer of the year, India
Exhibitions
SOLO SHOWS
- March 2014, “Stalked: scars in time & space”, Atta Galatta, Bangalore
- December 2013, “Stalked: scars in time & space”, The Art Loft, Mumbai
GROUP SHOWS
- July 2017, “Items”, A Million Mutinies Later - India at 70,Curated by Nazar Foundation, Ffotogallery, Cardiff
- July 2015, “Items”, PIX Vol.9, Embody- The Gender Issue, Harold Peiris Gallery, Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo
- March 2015, “Stalked: scars in time & space Zine”, The BIND PhotoBook Library, Focus Photography Festival, Mumbai
- November 2014, “Items”, PIX Vol.9, Embody- The Gender Issue, The Seagull Foundation for the Arts in association with Goethe-Institut, Kolkata
- September 2014, “Items”, PIX Vol.9, Embody- The Gender Issue, Goethe- Institut, Bangalore
- June 2013, “Items”, Mirror of the Open Road Exhibition, The Wilding Festival, London