BWW Previews: Iconic locations in Jaipur Come Alive with an Extraordinary Exhibition

Iconic locations in the pink city of India - Jaipur will come alive with a one-of-its-kind exhibition. Places such as Hawa Mahal, the City Palace, the Jantar Mantar and the Albert Hall Museum, will form the backdrop of an international outdoor photography festival.

By exhibiting outdoors, in public locations, using large-size prints, an alternative way of viewing photography is being encouraged by the festival - one that is more accessible to the public and open to all.

During the opening weekend (23rd to 25th February, 2018), a series of talks, lectures and screenings at the Jawahar Kala Kendra by renowned personalities from the world of photography will complement the festival's exhibitions. The list of panelists features such distinguished speakers as Jason Fulford, Aveek Sen, Val Villiams, Anna Fox, etc. The inaugural lecture will be presented by the influential artist, curator, collector and ad man from The Netherlands, Erik Kessels. During those three days, Jaipur will become a platform for thinking and discussing photography.

"One of the gems of the 2018 edition is a show that will be staged in the UNESCO world heritage site, the Jantar Mantar. We are excited by the prospect of inserting contemporary photography into this monumental setting, and we have found a very interesting photographic work by the German photographer Regine Petersen, which documents meteorite falls the world over, including one in Rajasthan itself: the meteorite fall that took place in Kanwarpura village in 2006, " said Lola Mac Dougall, Artistic Director, JaipurPhoto.

"A highlight of the upcoming edition is an exhibition of select works taken from the archives of the Mr. Chand, who over forty years, ran his photo studio in the city of Ajmer. This collection of studio portraits, selected by the French artist Christophe Prébois, is so remarkable that we have decided to give it one of our most important venues: the first-floor platform of the Hawa Mahal, " said Nikhil Padgaonkar, Producer, JaipurPhoto

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