First major survey exhibition of the multi-layered photographic oeuvre
of the Indian artist
The artist and photographer Gauri Gill has been examining the everyday
life of the rural population outside India's urban centers for over two
decades now. Her quiet, concentrated photographs focus the viewer's gaze
on barely perceived peripheral areas in Indian society. In an open,
dialogical process that eschews documentary conventions, she has
dedicated herself to concerns related to survival and self-assertion,
identity and belonging, and also to conceptual questions of memory and
authorship.
The exhibition and book bring together about 200 pieces from Gauri
Gill's pivotal series like the long-term project Notes from the
Desert. A particular focus is on Gill's collaborative approach and her
work with artists from rural regions.