Photos: Derry Moore exhibit in Delhi captures India in the shadow of the Raj

Tasveer, presents the work of celebrated English photographer, Derry Moore, with a new exhibition and publication: In the Shadow of the Raj. Known for his architecture and portrait photography, this exhibition presents Moore’s photographs of young India and the palpably observable imprint of the British Raj, exemplified in the architecture of Calcutta and Bombay. His architectural studies, interiors, landscapes and portraits highlight enduring colonial legacies in the visual and social fabric of India undergoing political, technological and social transformations.

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Column at la Martiniere, Lucknow, 1977, Silver gelatin print. ‘In the Shadow of the Raj’, a selection of 28 photographs by the English photographer Derry Moore from the more comprehensive book of the same name, highlights enduring colonial legacies in the visual and social fabric of India through architectural studies, interiors, landscapes and portraits. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)

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Card room of the Gentlemen’s Salon, Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, 1976, Silver gelatin print. Moore’s images, made in the mid-seventies and early-eighties, evoke a sense of nostalgia, echoing to a bygone time – no longer the present, but somehow still surviving. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)

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Girl, (Amrita Patel), with homing pigeons, New Delhi, 1976, Silver gelatin print. Serving as commentaries on the complex effects of colonialism on the fabric of Indian society, customs and life, Moore’s photographs manage a timeless preservation of a young nation caught in the throes of transformation – political, social and technological. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)

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Trophy room in a private residence, 1980, Silver gelatin print. Fascinated by a “cultural osmosis”, Moore captures the effect of British and European architecture on Indian buildings, and that of India on the styles of the British. Homes for instance, show a sense of space and grandeur with higher ceilings, larger windows and corridors and lavish detail, rarely seen in Britain. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)

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Veranda, Faluknuma Palace, Hyderbad, 1976, Silver gelatin print. The black, white and grey tones of architectural emblems and sweeping landscapes in Moore’s photographs heighten the narratives of fading grandeur and arrested time. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)

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Ruins of British Residency, Lucknow, 1977, Silver gelatin print. In the Shadow of the Raj, presented by Tasveer and supported by Dauble, is on view at Bikaner House in New Delhi till May 13. The exhibition will travel across India, including Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Ahmedabad. (©Derry Moore / Courtesy Tasveer)