Art for IndiaPhotography by Prarthna Singh
As India’s Covid cases continue to soar, Art for India is raising money for Mission Oxygen through the sale of photographic prints by some of the country’s leading image-makers
May 04, 2021
It’s been over a year since the Covid-19 pandemic gripped the world, and as many countries seem to be edging towards some semblance of normality, others are facing the most devastating surges of the virus yet. India – the world’s second most populous nation – is one of the countries currently struggling the most, with the rampant spread of a deadly new variant of the virus bringing its healthcare system to its knees, and a terrifying milestone of 20 million Covid cases surpassed this week.
‘The art and the architecture are inseparable’: Hiroshi Sugimoto and his Enoura Observatory
How photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto designed the Enoura Observatory an installation that covers an entire hillside two hours south of Tokyo to align with the annual cycle of the sun while showcasing the creations of his art foundation
Almost any photograph by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto invites a discourse that may cover themes as diverse as metaphysics, cosmology, optics, archaeology, art history, architecture and design, nature, religious beliefs, craft traditions, and authenticity in life and art. A Sugimoto photograph is also about the chemistry of materials beginning with the silver halides that enact the alchemy of the gelatin silver process.
A Voice Above the Linn by Robbie Lawrence A poignant photographic tribute to a botanical master and friend. In 2016, the photographer Robbie Lawrence travelled to a remote stretch of the west coast of Scotland. His destination was Linn Botanic Gardens, at the head of Cove Bay, on the Rosneath Peninsula. Established in 1971 by passionate botanist and gardener Jim Taggart, and with its own microclimate warmed by the Gulf Stream, Linn is home to almost 4,000 botanic species, many of which are endangered in the wild. The biodiversity of the gardens has taken on an almost mythical status; the estate is covered in ferns, bamboo, magnolias and rhododendrons; there is a waterfall at its peak and exotic shrubs at its cliffside – it is a magical paradise.
PHmuseum’s Best Photobooks of 2020 10 December 2020 - Written by PHmuseum
Selected by our team of curators and contributors, we are glad to present our personal list of top 12 photobooks published in this unprecedented year.
Afterlife by Vasantha Yogananthan | Published by Chose Commune | Selected by Rocco Venezia
Afterlife is the sixth chapter and the penultimate book from
A Myth of Two Souls, the ambitious series started in 2013 by Vasantha Yogananthan, inspired by the Indian myths of The Ramayana. Although all the titles featured some unique approach and interpretation to the stories,
Afterlife signals quite a drastic departure from the early chapters of the series. Even without showing the violence,