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In Conversation with Cop Shiva: ‘Being Gandhi and Marginal Voices’

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Cop Shiva

Cop Shiva is one of India’s most significant contemporary photographers. In Like Gold, a collateral exhibition at the Kochi Muziris Biennale, he presented ‘Being Gandhi’, which explores the tension between the banal and the formal, between bureaucracy and emotion, and exemplifies his ability to navigate and express the ambivalence of photography and contemporary visual culture. […]

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Gandhi Reimagined: Cop Shiva’s Photographs Invoke Peace at Kochi-Muziris Biennale

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Artist-photographer Cop Shiva’s acclaimed series Being Gandhi (2012) is drawing attention at the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale, reviving conversations around Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals in a rapidly transforming India. Presented at the KM Building, Fort Kochi, as part of the exhibition Like Gold curated by Murtaza Vali for the Rizq Art Initiative, the series reintroduces Gandhi’s moral philosophy through remarkable contemporary

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A Rendezvous of every day Signifiers and Beyond: Looking through ‘Cop Shiva’s Viewfinder

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The artistic questions posed in “Like Gold”, a collateral project of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, such as Cop Shiva’s Being Gandhi, are anything but static depictions; instead, they represent a rigorous re-negotiation of the Indian story. The artworks of “Cop Shiva,” a photographer-artist who works as a police officer during the day, navigate the bureaucracy and

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Ankita Singh Captures Apavarga Aura and Shiva Shakti Vitality

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An ineffable sense of aura and vital energy permeates the work of Ankita Singh. Her visual language unfolds as an intimate meditation on the unseen forces that animate existence—whether in the germination of seeds and roots, the radiating expanses of cosmic galaxies, or the microscopic cellular structures that constitute all living beings. Through her practice,

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Why Is the Collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Statue More Than Just a Structural Failure?

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The Collapse of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Statue On August 26, 2024, a 28-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed at Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district, an incident that mirrors the frequent failures of infrastructure in India. Bridges, flyovers, and now a public monument—these collapses are becoming all too common, reflecting deep-seated issues within

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Famous Shiva Temples in India: A Journey Through Sacred Architecture and History

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Famous Shiva Temples in India India is home to a multitude of revered Shiva temples, each showcasing unique architectural splendour and rich historical significance. Today we discuss some of the most famous Shiva temples across the country, highlighting their construction details, founders, architects, and unique features. So let’s get started on a spiritual journey. 1.

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11 Iconic Experimenters and provocateurs of Indian Photography

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Indian photography

There are many celebrated artists in the history of Indian photography. India’s vast visual heritage has been meticulously documented and imaginatively reimagined by diverse photographers across generations. From political history to social documentary and avant-garde art, these 11 figures stand out for their unmatched vision, technical mastery, and cultural impact. 1. Raghu Rai: Legend of

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Alchemy in the Gallery: Transmuting the Material, Metaphorical, and Migrant Histories of Gold

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

In the context of the exhibition “പൊന്നുപോലെ/Like Gold”, curated by Meena Vari as a collateral event of the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale, examines gold not merely as a mineral or currency, but as a site of intense emotional, material, and historical “transmutation.” ‘Like’ is an expression that can be attached to many things! A world created

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