EXHIBITION "The Garden Underground" a group show of photographs by Tony Clancy, Arati-Kumar Rao & Juhi Saklani at Jor Bagh Metro Station, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Airport Area > 6am to 11pm on 21st March to 21st June 2016

Time : 6:00 am to 11:00 pm Add to Calendar 21/03/2016 06:00 21/06/2016 23:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "The Garden Underground" a group show of photographs by Clancy, Arati-Kumar Rao & Juhi Saklani Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/03/exhibition-garden-underground-group.html Jor Bagh Metro Station, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Airport Area, Jor Bagh New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free

Venue : Jor Bagh Metro Station, Sri Aurobindo Marg, Safdarjung Airport Area, Jor Bagh New Delhi-110003
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)' 
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : "The Garden Underground" a group show of photographs by Tony Clancy, Arati-Kumar Rao & Juhi Saklani

For the exhibition titled The Garden Underground at Jor Bagh metro station, there will be three panels exhibiting photographs by Tony Clancy, Arati Kumar-Rao and Juhi Saklani. In his photographs, Clancy explores the complex and intertwined history of humans and plants through paintings, photography and cultural history.

Clancy Says, also the curator for the exhibition: “Gardens transform environments for better and for worse. This exhibition brings a small oasis to the depths of the metro system, where passing passengers can enjoy images that evoke the pleasures and spectacle of gardens. Photographed in both India and the UK, the pictures open up a dialogue between East and West, tropical and temperate, between those who create and tend for gardens and those who come to enjoy them.”

Plants have long been, and still are, welcome guests, intruders, exotic specimens, invasive pests, commodities….They form part of the backdrop to our cities, our homes, our lives. This exhibition took as a starting point how gardens reflect different cultural backgrounds, both English and Indian. Environmental photographer Arati Kumar-Rao explores the unique desert garden around the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, where invasive species have been cleared, and the 70 hectare original garden lovingly restored. Travel photographer Juhi Saklani looks at the workers whose often hidden labour and wealth of knowledge and experience actually make the gardens that we enjoy. Tony Clancy’s images celebrate both the exuberant spectacle of flowers in full bloom and more contemplative moments of transience.  A website of images and writings will open up the themes of the exhibition.

Tony Clancy is a photographer and lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham, currently researching into gardens (taking the curatorial role in the current exhibition at Jor Bagh) and bio-semiotics. His work includes sound and video, and in between, tending a small garden.

Arati Kumar-Rao is an independent environmental photographer and journalist based in Bangalore. Her work on the Sundarbans oil-spill was exhibited at the Royal Geographical Society, London as part of the Atkins/CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibit in 2015. www.ficusmedia.com

Juhi Saklani is an editor and travel writer as well as a photographer whose works have appeared in many magazines and travel guides over the years. She blogs at juhisaklani.blogspot.co.uk

Accompanying Events : 
1. PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP "The Garden Underground" by Tony Clancy & Anita Rao at Open Palm Court Conference Room, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 10:30am to 5:30pm on 19th & 20th March 2016
2. TALK "Framing Nature: Gardens & Art in History" by Anita Roy, Dr Alka Pande & Tony Clancy at Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 21st March 2016

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