Category: Asia
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Please reuse …
Please reuse … as is printed on one of the plastic bags Teetud used for his painting. Shreds of transparent plastic are floating in … dark, coloured water, or in space? Pollution transformed into an esthetically pleasing art work. Photo of the week: Use to be, mixed media, by Teetud, Expo at The Queen’s Gallery,…
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Beauty Queen
Beauty Queen In the entrance hall of the Queen’s Gallery in Bangkok hangs Sirikit, the regal Thai Queen mother who has founded the art gallery. And at the exhibition I visited there I saw a frivolous Miss Earth busy protecting the world. Two queens, but what a difference. Photo of the week: The Queen’s Gallery,…
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Oops!
Oops! Two legs, a hand, and a falling mug in a bar in Bangkok. It just so happened in front of my eyes – and camera. Photo of the week: Bar at the Chao Phraya River, opp. The Peninsula, Bangkok, Thailand 2019
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VT
VT In 1995, Bombay became Mumbai. A year later, VT (Victoria Terminus) became CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), and in 2017 the ‘M’ for Maharaj was added: CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). All this was done to erase the names from the colonial era from our memory.This old photograph has attempted to adapt and erase the…
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Rhythmic enclosure
Rhythmic enclosure After six years and the hard work of 22000 labourers the Bara Imambara in Lucknow reached its completion in 1784. When visiting the monument don’t miss climbing up to the grand rooftop! Photo of the week: On the roof of Bara Imambara, Lucknow, India 2017
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Piteous fate
Piteous fate When the market is over the unsold flowers go down the drain. Photo of the week: drain behind flower market, Lucknow, India 2017
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Mimicry
Mimicry A rare instance in which nature mimics architecture. Photo of the week: Asafi Masjid, Lucknow, India 2017
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The thinker
The thinker Withdrawn at night, alone amidst Mumbai’s 20 million fellow residents. Photo of the week: Mumbai, India 2014
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Light drops
Light drops The sun shines through the jali of a dark tomb, dropping a cluster of pearls into the corner. Photo of the week: HauzKhas, New Delhi, India 2014
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Charpai
Charpai The charpai, made of wood and rope: a timeless symbol of the Indian countryside. Photo of the week: charpai, Orchha, M.P., India 2014
