Category: India
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Memory and materiality
Memory and materiality I have a soft spot for weathered materials and objects. They carry memories within them, make the changes wrought by atmosphere and time palpable, and reveal life in the face of transience. Kartika Kain’s work was the first thing I saw at the 6th Kochi Biennale, and I was immediately drawn to…
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Kochi and the Biennale
Kochi and the Biennale Kochi is surrounded by the sea. It still exudes the atmosphere of the colonial spice trade, even though that trade is now in Indian hands. Many warehouses are still in use, but a number have been repurposed or stand empty. For the past 14 years, some of the refurbished warehouses and…
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Jalis
Jalis Inside Isa Khan Tomb, New Delhi, India 2026 Inside Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi, India 2026 Jalis, the stone screens with geometric patterns found in tombs and other buildings of Indo-Islamic architecture, can also be found in Hindu and Jain temples and palaces. The play of light and dark they create is a feast for…
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Niqab and hijab
Niqab and hijab Two niqabis and a hijabi at Isa Khan’s tomb. They choose for themselves or let their husbands or families decide how they dress in public, but they keep their smartphones close at hand, just like you and me. Photo of the week: Isa KhanTomb, New Delhi, India 2026
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At peace
At peace What we all want after a long day of work: a pleasing moment of peace.I zoom in on the little figure at the far right and marvel at its posture. Photo of the week: Thrikunhapuzha, Kerala, India 2016
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Keepsake
Keepsake With their omnipresence in the Tibetan landscape, mani stones symbolize for me the unity of nature, people, culture and religion of Tibet. My visit to the country in 1996 has made a deep impression on me. This piece of mani stone, staying with me ever since, keeps the memory alive. Photo of the week:…
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Friends
Friends They had become our distant friends, the Himalayan peaks that we used to see from our house during the different seasons, year after year. Back in Europe I miss my Indian friends, the ones of stone as well as the ones of flesh and blood. Photo of the week: View from Maat village, Almora,…
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Binsar
Binsar Having left our abode in the Himalayan foothills, I now and then look at the pictures I took there. They let me return virtually to the places that have touched me and of which I cherish the memory. Photo of the week: Binsar Reserve, Uttarakhand, India 2018
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Waiting for you
Waiting for you All set for sunset. Photo of the week: Beach at Betalbatim, Goa, India 2022
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