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Visible Cities
Vadehra Art Gallery,
August 9, 2007 |
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FICA, in collaboration with
Bangalore-based Jackfruit Research
and Design, organised an evening
focused on photography. As a part of
the New Delhi launch of Bombay Jadoo
(Published by Steidl, Germany 2007),
by the Washington DC-based
photographer Betsy Karel, a panel
discussion focused around topics
that were addressed in the book
itself -- photography as a
documentary medium, public and |
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spaces, gender in space, and urban growth. |
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| The panel consisted of Betsy
Karel, Sabeena Gadihoke and Ram
Rahman. Sabeena Gadihoke is a
documentary film maker and
independent cameraperson. Sabeena
works on the history of photography
in India and her book, "Camera
Chronicles" on India's first woman
photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla was
published by Mapin and Parzor last
year. She teaches Video and
Television Production at the AJK
Mass Communication Research Centre,
Jamia University in New Delhi. Ram
Rahman is a photographer, designer
and activist. He has divided his
time between New York and Delhi for
the past 25 years. He is also a
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resistance to communal and sectarian forces
in India through its public cultural action. |
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| By bringing together artists,
photographers, urban studies scholars and
other interested audience, the event focused
on addressing photography from a wide
perspective. The slide presentations by
Betsy and Ram, and Sabeena’s critically
positioned presentation opened the floor to
discussion on the history and styles of
photography in India and the strong social
reactions faced by photography. There was
also much discussion around Bombay Jadoo --
the identity of the photographer, Betsy
Karel, and that of the subject, the city of
Mumbai. |
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Betsy Karel
"Bombay Jadoo"
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Betsy Karel
"Taj Mahal
Hotel, Colaba" |
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Betsy Karel
"Malabar
Hill" |
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Betsy Karel
"Chor
Bazaar" |
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