Rajesh Vora

Auteurs

• Figure 1 Publishing

Paramètres

• Cartes et voyages
• Loisirs et maison
• Voyage

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In the late 1970s, a distinctive art form emerged in the villages of Doaba, Punjab, as villagers who had moved away began constructing elaborate multi-storey homes of brick or marble, often featuring sculptural watertanks known as “showpieces.” While largely unknown outside India, these homes now dominate certain areas of Punjab. The painted cement-and-rebar embellishments, commissioned individually, take various forms such as planes, animals, and weightlifters, serving to announce and honor a family's connection to the region. This fusion of art, architecture, and daily life transcends conventional design, telling a diasporic story unique to Punjab. Mumbai-based photographer Rajesh Vora documented hundreds of these works across 150 villages over several years. His photographs were exhibited in 2022 at the Surrey Art Gallery in British Columbia, a hub for the Punjabi diaspora. This volume features over 140 of Vora’s photographs alongside texts by various contributors. Rahul Mehrotra explores the evolving conceptions of home expressed through these vernacular forms, while Vora and curator Keith Wallace discuss the origins and journeys of the works. Sajdeep Soomal connects the sculptures to the region's agricultural past and its independence from British rule, and Satwinder Kaur Bains reflects on the complex emotions these images evoke from her migration experience.

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• Année de publication: 2023
• Reliure: (rigide)