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Touching Light: A Prelude to the Bicentennial of Photography
ouching Light is the first exhibition in India to trace the 150+ year journey of analog photography, bridging the earliest photographic archives with contemporary practice. Curated by Aditya Arya, this landmark show unfolds as a tribute to photography’s pioneers and its living masters.
As the world moves toward the bicentennial of photography in 2027, the exhibition celebrates photography’s evolution from rare 19th-century treasures to contemporary works that continue to shape India’s visual memory.
Exhibition Highlights
Rare 19th-century archives, including:
- People of India series (1850s–60s)
- Bourne & Shepherd’s Carte de Visite (1860s)
- Beauties of Lucknow (1874)
Works of 28 leading Indian photographers, including:
- Ram Rahman
- Rohit Chawla
- Dinesh Khanna
- Prashant Panjiar
- Serena Chopra
- Akash Das
- Saibal Das
- And more
Featuring historical and contemporary photography in dialogue, the exhibition reflects the tactile, imperfect, and deeply human essence of analog photography.
Participating Artists
Aditya Arya, Akash Das, Avinash Aggarwal, Avinash Pasricha, Bandeep Singh, Dinesh Khanna, Fawzan Hussain, Harbans Mody, Hardev Singh, Jayant Shaw, Kulwant Roy, Mahesh Bhatt, Mala Mukerjee, Neeraj Priyadarshi, the NK Dasappa Archive, Parthiv Shah, Prabir Purkayastha, Pradeep Chandra, Pradeep Dasgupta, Prashant Panjiar, Ram Rahman, Rohit Chawla, Saibal Das, Serena Chopra, Sondeep Shankar, Sumiko Nanda, the Thiagrajan Archive, T. Narayan.
Why Visit
- Experience a historic milestone in Indian photography.
- See original prints and archives from the 19th century.
- Explore the work of leading Indian photographers across generations.
- Celebrate the bicentennial of photography (1827-2027) with one of India’s most ambitious analog photography exhibitions.
Presented by Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts, Gurugram
Curated by Aditya Arya
Exhibition Dates: 23 August – 29 September 2025
Timings: 11 AM – 7 PM (Tuesday to Sunday)
Venue: Museo Camera, Centre for the Photographic Arts, Gurugram
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