BENGALURU: Giridhar Khasnis, curator of the show “A Moment in Time” has always been fascinated with time because it is never constant. “In Bengaluru, say it’s 4.30 pm; in Mumbai, it would be 4.33 pm,” he says. The photography exhibition being hosted at Gallery Manora, until October 26, sees four photographers showcasing how they look at time.
For decades, these photographers - Abhishek Dasgupta, Pallon Daruwala, Prashant Godbole and Subrata Biswas - have pursued documentary, travel, landscape, architecture and street photography. By presenting their perspectives and viewpoints through their art, the photo-artists try to motivate the viewers to celebrate and contemplate on the ever-changing moods and relationship between man and nature.
Akhada life
The images by city-based Abhishek Dasgupta capture the body, flesh, gestures and movements of the wrestlers in their akhadas. Girish says, “He observed these wrestlers to understand their lives. They are regular clerks or workers at government office who come to wrestle, strip themselves and enter the sand akhada.”
Unplanned shots
Prashant Godbole from Mumbai feels he has all the resources to travel around the world, but what he lacks is time. Being from an advertising background, Prashant understands how crucial time is, says Giridhar. Prashant does not really plan his shoot, but knows that if he steps out of his house, there will be some story waiting for him to click and share with the people, he adds.
Tribal murals
Subrata Biswas from Kolkata follows the humanist tradition in his approach to photography. He documents the lives of the tribals employed in construction sites and mills. Girish says, “He tries to capture the lives of these people and it looks like pages from someone’s personal diary. It depicts how he also became a part of their lives.” Subrata’s images also capture their mural paintings, day-to-day chores, struggles, rituals and revelries.
Tide up
In a series of images pictured on an isolated beach in Goa, Bengaluru-based Pallon Daruwala captures the passage of time and movement of tide. Pallon says, “I shot between three and five minutes. That’s why you don’t see the waves hitting against the rocks. There are moving clouds around it. So, all those moments showing time lapse are actually captured in one frame.”