PondyART’s New Exhibition Cum Pop-Up Market

PondyART is organizing its new event “The Big Indian Street Picture” by Dhruv Dhakan and Swarat Ghosh on 12 September at the Old Distillery, at the end of Beach Road.

The exhibition will open this Friday at 5pm. The photographs will be on exhibit until mid-October and will remain open for the public eye from 11 am to 6 pm. The Department of Tourism, Govt. of Puducherry is supporting this endeavour of PondyART as are The Hindu, Kasha Ki Asha, Trikaya Photos and Palani Hills Design Center. The exhibition will be opened with an on-site Pop-Up Market to emphasize and support the show’s presentation of street life.

The participants of the Pop-Up Market include but are not limited to Divaart, Takla Makan, Sharana, Raga and Kriti NGOs, Aicha, Naushad Ali, Ocean, Will’m,  Artyzan, Muthu Leathers, Harmony House and Kasha Ki Asha.

“The Big Indian Street Picture” will have selected works of Dhakan and Ghosh, both Indian photographers who have captured the scenes of India in color and black and white. Dhruv Dhakan is a street photographer and graphic/web designer based in Ahmedabad. Swarat Ghosh, a visual designer by profession is based in Hyderabad. The photos captured in cities like Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Hyderabad speak of moments and people and offer a record of vibrant street life.

PondyART, which was created in December 2012, runs monthly exhibitions at the Old Distillery. As per the motto of Pondy ART, ‘To Get Art Out There’, it utilises public space to build awareness of the issues challenging India today through fine art photography.  Pondy ART also organizes Pondy PHOTO an annual photography festival.