Delhi exhibition highlights the color of energy & compassion
NEW DELHI: Celebrating the spirit of the color Orange, Camera Unlimited, an image-makers collective, has brought to the capital city a photography exhibition, ‘Tangerine Tales’ which brings together the work of established as well as upcoming photographers.
Inaugurating the exhibition at Arpana Caur Academy of Fine Art and Literature in South Delhi, well known film and television actress Sushma Seth said, “It is good to see expression of different artists in the same color.” She complimented the organizers for the wonderful idea.
Each of the participating photographers has interpreted the theme in an absolutely different manner. From a peeling orange wall depicting disturbed calmness to the explosion of vibrant expressions and colors of festival Holi , from abstracts in still life to surreal frames in motion, sunrise to sunset, the contradictions in the photographs may be obvious yet they are all tied by the common thread of color orange.
Ravi Dhingra, curator of the show, says, “Each work narrates a tale. Though it is the 8th exhibition in the series, this is the first time we have chosen a color as a theme.”
The 12 artists figuring in the show are: Ahmed Firoz, Ambika Sethi, Dinesh Sethi, Krishan Sharma, Lubna Sen, Marta Martinez, Nitin Arjun, Rajesh Ramakrishnan, Rohit Kumar, Shilpi Choudhuri, Shivani Punia and Shoba Jolly
One of the most eye-catching pictures is an Angkor Wat temple in human form against the background of an orange sky. “Orange is my favorite color,” says artist Krishan Sharma. “It is source of immense energy. It is also a healing color. Being a Buddhist, it invokes and reminds me of the color of compassion.” Of another photo of figurine of happy faces, he says, “It signifies joy and happiness amongst people of India.”
Ambika Sethi has used a bubble as a metaphor of orange. “A bubble encases all that is good and the minute it breaks, we are thrown open to reality. This is my little ‘tangerine tale’,” she says.
Shoba Jolly found the orange color symbolizing hope and happiness during her travels. “For me, it’s an extremely happy color. There’s a picture of granthis dressed in blue carrying orange bags. The picture shows the happiness and energy that Sikhism brings.”
Rohit Kumar also finds orange as a source of energy. “My work called Faith has orange tilak on a deity. Another artwork of mine symbolizes devotion. Somewhere all this boils down to energy.”
Rajesh Ramakrishnan has a striking photograph of orange stripes on a dull gray staircase. Another has a fringe of marigold around floating candles and also one of the dismembered hand of Goddess Durga in the midst of rubble. He says, “I have seen orange not just as a color but as energy that transforms the surrounding environment.”
India Post News service
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