Twin Sisters With Cameras - An Exhibition of Photographs by Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy
Details
Oct 18 2023 to Oct 25 2023 11 a.m.
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Where
Bangalore International Centre
7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071
Event Description
Twin Sisters with Cameras | Exhibition on Show
18 October, Wednesday – Opening at 6:30 pm | On till 25 October, Wednesday, 10 am to 8 pm
The exhibition Twin Sisters with Cameras explores the photographic lives of the twin sisters Debalina Mazumder (1919 – 2012) and Manobina Roy (1919 – 2001). Their practice encompassed a range of subjects and genres, joint experiments with light and shadow in 1930s Ramnagar (Benaras) giving way to striking portraits of family and friends in and around their homes in Calcutta and Bombay and distinctive glimpses of 1960s Europe.
Curated by Sabeena Gadihoke, Mallika Leuzinger and Tapati Guha-Thakurta.
The Curious and Cosmopolitan Worlds of Amateur Photography | Two talks by Sabeena Gadihoke and Mallika Leuzinger
19 October, Thursday | 6:30 pm to 8 pm
The talks by curators Sabeena Gadihoke and Mallika Leuzinger will delve into the photographic worlds of the sisters Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy. Through a focus on particular images, and interviews with the sisters and those who knew them, the talks excavate the rich histories of amateur photography.
Curatorial Walkthrough by Sabeena Gadihoke and Mallika Leuzinger
20 October, Friday, 5 pm
21 October, Saturday, 11:30 am and 5 pm
22 October, Sunday, 11:30 am
Image Captions:
Thumbnail image – Debalina Sen Roy and Manobina Roy, by Bimal Roy, c.1940.
Header image – Debalina Majumdar c. 1964 (on the right). Bimal Roy, Manobina Roy with a camera, Calcutta, 1940 (on the left).
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