Les Façades Imaginaires de Calcutta

1990

Calcutta is a city that triggers reactions on par with its unique identity. My stay there in the late '88 to early '89 proved to be most inspiring. For three months, a disciplined rhythm of creation was implemented where mornings were spent exploring the city, and afternoons were spent in the room for making.

Photo Collages
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Architectural elements of the decrepit buildings were photographed across the city and later re-arranged as facades of my own fantasy

Black and White Photographs

Focusing on street life, and how the city interacts with its inhabitants in the hustle and bustle of the everyday

Painted Photographs
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Developed as an extension of the BNW Photographs, injecting a sense of personal intervention

Paintings and Drawings
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Developed as a continuation of the recording of different moments and viewpoints into the same image

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Related Articles

An Incalculable Charm called Calcutta
​(Signature Magazine, 1991)

​*The Imaginary 
​Façades of Calcutta
​(Tradewinds Magazine, 1991)

 

Photo Collages

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Black and White Photographs

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Painted Photographs

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Paintings and Drawings