Damiani & Tasveer present "Evening Ragas" an exhibition of photographs by British photographer Derry Moore at Gallery Art Motif, F 213 C, Lado Sara > 11am-6pm on 23rd February-5th March 2013

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Time : 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (Except Sundays)

Entry : Free

Place : Gallery Art Motif, F 213 C, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030

Venue Info : www.galleryartmotif.com  | Nearest Metro Station - 'Saket(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : Damiani & Tasveer present "Evening Ragas" an exhibition of photographs by British photographer Derry Moore. 
On display will be over 60 limited edition signed prints from an ongoing project Moore began in India in 1976 on a series of visits to India. The subjects combine portraits, interiors and landscapes, and poignantly document what may be the last relics and aesthetics of a pre-modernised India.

Derry Moore, the 12th Earl of Drogheda, made his name photographing the interiors and portraits of the  European aristocracy, including those of Queen Elizabeth II and the late Queen Mother. Following his education at Eton, he studied painting at Oskar Kokoschka’s School of Seeing in Salzburg, Austria, and .later took up photography lessons under the guidance of Bill Brandt.
This exhibition showcases over 60 limited edition signed prints from an ongoing project Moore began in India in 1976, which he continues to work on to this day. The photographs are a combination of interiors, architectural views and landscapes that poignantly document what may be the last relics and aesthetics of a pre-modernised India. In addition to this, the exhibition also showcases some of the commissioned high society portraits, especially of women, that Moore took on his various trips to India.

Comments by the Photographer : 
My initial idea had been to photograph some of the places whose days, I knew, were
 numbered. In the event what fascinated me was not simply the places themselves but also the
 hybrid quality of many of the lesser buildings that had been constructed since the first arrival
 of the British in India. A cultural osmosis was clearly discernible, that of British and European
 architecture on Indian buildings, and that of India and its climate, as well as its styles, on
 the British. In the latter instance a grandeur and a sense of space, such as are rarely seen
 ,in Britain, were frequently the outcome: rooms were higher, windows larger, corridors wider
 detail more lavish; the porticoes of relatively humble houses might have been snatched from
 the front of the British Museum. The appearance of their inhabitants too surprised me. I had
 been expecting folkloric looks, where as what I found was far more interesting – the look and
.atmosphere of another century.
 To take most of these photographs today would be impossible, so much of India having
 ,changed beyond recognition over the past 22 years. This is apparent not only in the buildings
 which have been largely replaced by tower blocks in a style that it would be charitable to
 describe as “international mediocrity”, but also in the people, who are increasingly losing
 individuality in their looks. If I were asked what I look for when I take a photograph, the
 answer would be surprise. When I think back to my early visits to India, I remember being in
 a constant state of surprise and corresponding awareness. Today I must actively seek out
 subjects” to a far greater extent. That said, when found, the occasions are just as exciting; it’s”
.rather like fishing in an increasingly emptied sea.
- Derry Moore

 Derry Moore has published over a dozen books and his photographs can be found in the collections of  the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The National Portrait Gallery, London, The Royal Collection .and the Bibliotheque Nationale, as well as in numerous private collections.

This exhibition has been organised in collaboration with the Italian luxury jeweller, Damiani, as part of their world wide agenda in promoting the arts.
www.tasveerarts.com | www.damiani.com

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