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A glimpse of France in Delhi
A city’s look keeps changing with time. With French connection as a common factor, two ongoing exhibitions in the city are showing the change in society through a series of photographs and installations. Here’s what they’re all about.
A city’s look keeps changing with time. With French connection as a common factor, two ongoing exhibitions in the city are showing the change in society through a series of photographs and installations. Here’s what they’re all about.
Pondicherry
Portraying different perceptions of Pondicherry — the French city in India — this is New York-born photographer, Sebastian Cortés’ first exhibition in Delhi. “The transition from past to present in Pondicherry with its part-French and part-Indian culture interests me a lot. It’s the mystery of this humble Indo-French town that intrigues most people,” says Cortés, who has been living in India since 2004. Complementing his works are descriptions of the city by noted French writer Pascal Bruckner, Indian author Akash Kapur and director of Asian Art at Christie’s, Amin Jaffer.
Little Temples to the Road
Titled Les petits temples de la route (meaning Little Temples to the road), this exhibition displays 70 photographs and 5 sculptures by freelance artist and French art director, Alexis Boucher, and depicts the changing face of France. “In this modern society, everything around us has been transformed with technology, in turn abandoning the ancient ways,” says Boucher. In his first solo exhibition in India, the artist displays photographs of fast disappearing sights around him on the streets of France. “The modern age is marked by swanky malls instead of small places or shops that served the same purpose a few years ago,” he says. Both an acknowledgement and homage, this exhibition reflects the relationship between a citizen and his city.
Works from the exhibitions are also available for sale.
What: Pondicherry — series of photographs
On till: May 20
Time: 11am to 7pm
Where: Alliance Francaise de Delhi, Galerie Romain Rolland, 72, Lodhi Estate
Nearest Metro Station: Khan Market on the Violet line
What: Les Petits temples de la route — a photography exhibition
On till: May 26
Time: 11am to 7pm
Where: Alliance Francaise Gurgaon Centre, S 24/8, DLF III
Nearest Metro Station: Guru Dronacharya on the Yellow line
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