Make A Detour To Women Changing India Exhibition At The Saatchi Gallery, London
Best Photo had the opportunity to pay a visit to the eye-catching Women Changing India exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London this Sunday
. For the first time presented in the UK, the exhibition focuses on the vital place that women hold in Indian society today. We suggest visiting the venue before it disseapear; this substantial photographic documentary will be showing until the 29th of September, only.Across India, women are responding to change whether in the form of technology, or new jobs, or accessing public spaces with enthusiasm and excitement. To pay tribute to all Indian women, six of the Magnum Photos agencys leading photographers: Martine Franck, Patrick Zachmann, Raghu Rai, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Alex Webb and Olivia Arthur spent several weeks in India in order to capture the role women are playing in the upheavals that the country is currently undergoing. They all came back with superb and impressive images showing the evolution of women in the worlds biggest democracy. All six different subjects chosen reflect the cultural and geographical diversity of life for contemporary Indian women, from young students looking to the future and women working at village level for the betterment of their communities, to those at the top of their professions, blazing a trail in a still predominantly male world. The photography examines the aspirations, possibilities and challenges that those women face, both in rural and urban spaces and across the socioeconomic spectrum.
Women condition in India has long been regarded as one of the most difficult in the world. Yet, although few people are aware of it, Republic of Indias current president is a woman, Pratibha Patil. Her role may be mainly representative but she symbolises an underlying trend: women are increasingly holding positions of responsibility in this country. More and more women are climbing the ladder in Indian society, whether in politics, business, NGOs or the arts. They are instrumental and are taking part actively in the nations modernisation.
Back in 2010, this exhibition was first presented in five Indian cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Chennai and Calcutta). In May/June 2011, this work was first showcased in Europe at Forma Galleria, Milan. Photography fans, or anyone curious of India and the role that women play in the evolution of that country may also find these works in Brussels at BELvue Museum from the 6th of Oct till the 6th of Nov 2011. This touring exhibition will then be installed in Paris, this autumn, at Petit Palais from the 21st of Oct till the 8th of January 2012.
A book of photographs and essays by Indian authors also accompanies the Gallery exhibition. You can also discover several images making off on YouTube.
This project was initiated by BNP Paribas to mark 150 years of the bank's presence in India. Magnum Photos is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer-members. Magnum Photos provides photographs to the press, publishers, advertising, television, galleries and museums across the world.
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