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Through the lens - Bangalore

The Frozen Memories-2008 exhibition, organised by The Photojournalist Association of Bangalore, draws on these lines. Works by 65 different photographers (who are active photojournalists) are on display at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

The photographs show some rare moments in the social and political happenings around the world that are captured through the camera lens.

Imagining our daily newspapers without images is as hard as looking at a world without colours. The Frozen Memories-2008 exhibition, organised by The Photojournalist Association of Bangalore, draws on these lines. Works by 65 different photographers (who are active photojournalists) are on display at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

The photographs show some rare moments in the social and political happenings around the world that are captured through the camera lens. These images gain importance as they are momentary glimpses of events that evoke emotion in viewers. On display are shots from various parts of life, such as rare profiles of political leaders, sports players, social activities, riots, protests, celebrities and more. They present to us various languages of image-making that reflect humour, satire and patriotism.

Photographs like Abhayahasta capture the present chief minister giving promises to a women candidate of his party. Focus Point is an exhibit that captures a notorious moment from a cricket match, loaded with humour because of the angle from which it is captured. It features a few cheerleaders and a bunch of teenagers.

Helping Hand captures a rare glimpse of humanity where a snake is being fed water from a bottle. Naked Truth reveals the fact that child labour is still prevalent in the City — it shows a chain of little lads carrying construction material. Captain Raj features moments from the life of late actor Dr Rajkumar. He is surrounded by a swarm of fans who are in a joyous mood after seeing their hero return after a prolonged illness. Can We Stop His Tears is a series of images of Dr Rajkumar, who is spellbound and becomes emotional upon seeing the love showered on him by his fans.

The exhibition is really captivating as it has interesting images already published in various newspapers. The show gives us a chance to look back in time. The exhibition is on till July 19, 2008

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Posted by Will Carleton
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