In August 2011, I had the opportunity to exhibit my photographs at the Convention Centre Foyer of the India Habitat Centre alongside two amazing photographers, Jishnu Changkakoti and Anidra Hom Chaudhri. The exhibition brought together diverse visual narratives and memorable moments through our lenses. One of the highlights for me was seeing our work featured in The Hindu, which made the experience even more special.

https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/thinking-out-of-the-box/article2379405.ece

“An artist, often quite unwittingly, is the conscience keeper of a society. He fathoms depths that his peers cannot even begin to dive into, his passion sparked off with the slightest stimulation. Burdened as he is by the emotional depth inherent in his nature, he manifests that what he perceives through his art. As Michelangelo said, a man (read artist) paints with his brains and not with his hands.

A photography exhibition soon to be unveiled in New Delhi drives home just this point. Titled “From Infinitesimal to the Infinite”, this exhibition features the works of Delhi-based photographers Anidra Hom Chaudhuri, Jishnu Changkakoti and Prerna Jain. Through this exhibition, the trio aims to explore life from diminutive dimensions to transcendental terrains and into interminable expanses. Proceeds from the sale of the photographs will go to Sarthak Prayas, an NGO working in sectors such as education, health and welfare of senior citizens in the National Capital Region.

The exhibition, which will be up from August 23-25 at the Convention Centre Foyer at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, was conceived with the aim of exploring “divergent paths of photography”. So, while Prerna introduces us to artistic abstraction, Jishnu explores life through panoramic vistas and landscapes. Anidra, adding the third dimension, attempts to “document the way people live their lives,” capturing life as it happens. “So, we journey from the micro to the vast and into the third dimension, going beyond everyday life into the realm of the ethereal,” says Jishnu.

The three are very different in their approach to art, just as they are in different professions. Prerna, married for 35 years, is a painter, sculptor, photographer and avid blogger — one of the first bloggers in India, hooked right at the onset. Anidra, originally from Silchur, Assam, is a journalist, while Jishnu works as a manager with a U.S.-based company.

Prerna ‘discovered’ photography two years ago. A “natural artist” as her friends like to call her, she finds her penchant in abstract photography, especially floral abstract. Colours, shapes and depth have a special attraction for her. Most of her work is an exploration of beauty with detailed or macro photography. “Too many things in the frame confuse me. With macro I can focus my attention on the details and explore.”

“With painting you have to be patient whereas with photography you are rewarded with instant gratification,” says this mother of two girls doing their Masters.”

Some of my pictures that were a part of this exhibition.