Talented photographers, an involved audience, a unique gallery dedicated to photography in the picturesque bylanes of Ballard estate and an animated exchange on techniques are the ingredients to a very interesting afternoon!
All arts old and wonderful are being preserved and refreshed in a renaissance of sorts world over, as a measure against the widespread phenomena that is digitalization.
This seminar too echoed similar sentiments as the techniques of Daguerreotype, Pinhole Photography, Albumen Prints & Cyanotypes were touched upon by experts such as Vidisha Saini, P. Madhavan, Ajit Bhadoriya, Edson Dias, Shreyasi Kar and Chaitanya Guttikar. These artists from the ALTlab Photography Residency, Goa Center for Alternative Photography (Goa-CAP) are exploring the challenges and relevance of Alternative Processes in Photography today.
Being the daughter of my parents, both passionate photographers, I have etched memories of the evolution of this art-form in my life span. From curious adventures in the darkroom, to having seen the grit and the tonnes (literally) of lighting for each shoot, to the ushering in of the digital age, I’ve always been a curious onlooker to the beautiful world of the art-form that is photography.
The Matthieu Foss gallery, owned by its namesake, an enterprising young Frenchman is just the go to place if any of this interests you. They have monthly exhibits showcasing some of the best contemporary talent in the field, with seminars and workshops held often and in between for interaction between like minded individuals.