About me
Born in 1988, India
I’m a photographer and filmmaker. My primary areas of interest are mythology, cultural narratives, portraiture and bookmaking.
My engagement with Visual Arts started with Design and Filmmaking, which I studied at NID followed by a short stint at ENSAD. This was followed by Photography which I studied at Pathshala.
For now, I’m based between Austin and Chennai.
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Grants, Awards
- 2019, Featured as 'Ones to Watch 2019', British Journal of Photography
- 2019, Nominated for Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo Foundation
- 2019, Recipient of ‘The Umrao Singh Sher-Gil Grant for Photography 2019’ for the work “ka Dingiei”
- 2018, Nominated for 6x6 Global Talent Program - Asia edition, World Press Photo Foundation
- 2018, TOTO Funds the Arts, Tasveer Emerging Photographer of the year
Residencies, Workshops
- March 2019, Book Building Residency with Dayanita Singh, Goa
- November 2018, South Asia Incubator I, Photo Kathmandu, Kathmandu
- December 2016, 12th Angkor Photo Workshops, Siem Reap
- July-August 2015, What About Art Residency, What About Art?, Mumbai
Seminars
- February 2018, Critical assessment and dialogue, PIX quarterly, Institut Francais, Delhi
- June 2015, PEERS Share 2015, Khoj International artists’ association, Delhi
- February 2014, Frameworks, PIX quarterly, Goethe Institut, Mumbai
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
Exhibitions
- March 2019, “ka Dingiei”, Artists Unite!, Delhi
- February 2019, “Ahp”, Chennai Photo Biennale, Chennai
- December 2017, “ka Dingiei”, Egaro Photo Festival, Agartala
- December 2017, “ka Dingiei”, Alumni Projections, Angkor Photo Festival, Siem Reap
- 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