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Venue: Government Museum , Egmore, Chennai

The Government Museum or Madras Museum is a museum of human history and culture located in the neighbourhood of Egmore in Chennai, India. Started in 1851, it is the second oldest museum in India.

Manjunath Kamath Showcase by Manjunath KamathOriginal Source: Artist Website

Exhibiting Artists

Archana Hande | India
Manjunath Kamath | India

CPB iPhone Photocamps Students | India
Aarthy S, Anitha E, Arul D, Ashwin Ashok, Eshal Abdul Azeez, Inbarasan A, Jayasri K Jeevitha G, Kavya B, Manikandan K, Raj S, Ramya R, Saadhya V Rajaram, Saainiketan aravanan A, Suganthi L, Suke Bhargav C.R, Swatikaa P, Vaibhav Kumar, Varun Srivathsan, Vidyut Ram, Vishrudh VS, Vrinda Chandak, Yasmin A

The Golden Feral Trail (2013-15) by Archana HandeOriginal Source: Artist Website

The Golden Feral Trail

By Archana Hande (IND)

The Golden Feral Trail is Archana's journey that records local and oral histories to trace the relationship between South Asia and Western Australia. The story of trade and migration between the two regions from the early 1800s until the present can essentially be mapped from the Gold rush to Ghost towns of today.

This trail has taken her to cemeteries, abandoned graves, and deserted mining pits, ghost towns, institutional archives and personal photo albums. The Feral Trail, as she calls it, as she sees it, remains beneath the red earth.

The Golden Feral Trail (2013-15) by Archana HandeOriginal Source: Artist Website

The Golden Feral Trail

This Western Australian horizon tells a story of a nomadic establishment of economy, but also of a loss & an erasure. In respect to all, it would be apt to understand that these are historical photos, showing pictures, telling stories about those who are no longer with us. 

The Golden Feral Trail

The permission to narrate this story is given to me by the Families and Land. Everyday everything goes back to the earth. Read more

Manjunath Kamath Showcase by Manjunath KamathOriginal Source: Artist Website

By Manjunath Kamath (IND)

Manjunath Kamath tells stories with his images. His narratives, however, are altered and adjusted constantly, adapting fluidly according to the environment they are narrated in, and resulting in a different meaning each time a story is told.

Through his works Manjunath attempts to bridge the gap between cultures, questioning their hegemony and the need to build walls for preserving and isolating one’s culture. At times, advocating for humor, absurdity and nonsensical behavior in daily life as the only response to the dilemmas of the conflict ridden world. 

Manjunath Kamath Showcase by Manjunath KamathOriginal Source: Artist Website

The images are often informed by historical and classical cultural iconographies, which are a byproduct of beliefs and rituals.

He is particularly interested in studying the gradual evolution/changes in the iconographies both traditional and contemporary, according to time and diverse influences.

He creates images which are an amalgamation of different cultures and faiths, yet not belonging to any one in particular, in an attempt to subvert them and free them from their historical purpose.  Read more

Stories of the Ocean (2019) by Students of CPB iPhone PhotocampsOriginal Source: CPB Photocamps

Stories of the Ocean 2019

By CPB iPhone Photocamps Students (IND)

In January 2019, the CPB Foundation selected 25 promising students to attend an Advanced Photography workshop on Visual Storytelling.

Stories of the Ocean (2019) by Students of CPB iPhone PhotocampsOriginal Source: CPB Photocamps

The photographs created during this residential camp were exhibited as part of the Student’s Showcase at the Egmore Museum theatre during Chennai Photo Biennale 2019.

Stories of the Ocean (2019) by Students of CPB iPhone PhotocampsOriginal Source: CPB Photocamps

Check out our 'Stories of the Ocean 2019' collection to see students' individual work capturing the the life of fisherfolk and beauty of Chennai’s coastline.

International Conference on 'Light Writing' - The Photographic Image Reloaded (2019) by Chennai Photo BiennaleChennai Photo Biennale

'Light Writing' - The Photographic Image Reloaded

CPB2019 offered the visitors an engaging, interactive experience at the Biennale by organising various activities.

International Conference on 'Light Writing' - The Photographic Image Reloaded (2019) by Chennai Photo BiennaleChennai Photo Biennale

This international Conference on Photography was the first of its kind in India. Artists, curators and scholars from different parts of the world came together and presented papers on the state of photography in the current times.

International Conference on 'Light Writing' - The Photographic Image Reloaded (2019) by Chennai Photo BiennaleChennai Photo Biennale

Curated by Pushpamala N, the conference was dedicated to the acclaimed Bangladesh photographer, activist and mentor Shahidul Alam and his continuing resistance.

International Conference on 'Light Writing' - The Photographic Image Reloaded (2019) by Chennai Photo BiennaleChennai Photo Biennale

Check out our exclusive collection on 'Light Writing' to know more about the speakers and the theme of the conference. 

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Know more about the artists and their works at Chennai Photo Biennale website.

Click here to listen to the CPB 2019 Artist Talks. 

CPB2019 Programs
CPB Foundation organised curated walks and guided tours and conducted various workshopsphoto walksartist talks, films on photography and curated projections on the beach during the 2019 Biennale. 

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