TRANSIENT PLACES, an exhibition of photographs curated by Ranvir Shah

presented by Apparao Infinity

Concept and Photography: Sujatha Shankar Kumar
Additional Photography: V.Karthik

Thursday 4th September to Sunday 14th September 2008
Opening Reception 4th Sep, 6-8 pm
At Apparao Infinity, 7, Wallace Gardens 3rd Street, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 006
Ph: 91- 44- 28332226 / 28330726 / 28332602

Saturday 11th October to Friday 17th October 2008
At Apparao Galleries, Triveni Garden Theater, Triveni Kala Sangam,
205, Tansen Marg, New Delhi 110 001
Ph: 91- 9811044367 / 981070667 / 9312833515

Email: gallery@apparaoart.com
www.apparaoart.com
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Curator's note
Primal mounds recede from the foreground into the horizon. These connect with time and space continuums of history and memory. Chola emperors were paid a salt tax from Markanam as per epigraphical evidence, echoes of Dandi and Gandhi, packed salt at super markets, iodine deficiencies: Salt - The Boon and Bane.

Sujatha Shankar Kumar & V.Karthik have created a series of very graphic visuals which have a post modern sensibility without engaging or appropriating the communities sanctity. These are heaps of truth, stories, pain, labour, love and finally salt of the earth and sea.

Simultaneously shown are visual shadows of buildings on water and the softening of the architectonic qualities of skyscrapers melting. Memories translate into dreams and become memories again.

'Transient Places' - of time and space remind us to look within, reflect, review and reengage. The landscape outside allows one to meditate on ones own interior landscape. The flowers bloom inside out like our transient selves. Explore, energise and evolve.

- Ranvir Shah