EXHIBITION "Women in Bali" a solo show of photographs by Bruna Rotunno at Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 26th April to 5th May 2016

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26th April : 7:00 pm Add to Calendar 26/04/2016 19:00 26/04/2016 20:30 Asia/Kolkata Opening of "Women in Bali" a solo show of photographs by Bruna Rotunno Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/04/exhibition-women-in-bali-solo-show-of.html Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Opening
27th April to 5th May : 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 27/04/2016 10:00 05/05/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Women in Bali" a solo show of photographs by Bruna Rotunno Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/04/exhibition-women-in-bali-solo-show-of.html Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY - Exhibition on view

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Venue : Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : EXHIBITION "Women in Bali" a solo show of photographs by Bruna Rotunno.

With her decades of experience in the art world, Sabiana has curated the photographs from an extensive project by Italian Artist Bruna Rotunno that the artist has collected in a book now published by Silvana Editoriale. The exhibition will travel to Singapore, Bali and then Europe makes a debut in New Delhi at the famed Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Center from the 26th of April and will continue till the 5th of May.

Sabiana Paoli, represents Bruna Rotunno in Singapore and has collaborated with renowned art historian Dr. Alka Pande for this project. The series of photographs are an attempt to make a comparison of the role of women in India and Bali, two nations permeated by the same religious traditions and to start a reflection on the opportunity for women in society.

The exhibition starts with the Balinese mythology, based on the worship of water, the Great Mother, symbol of creation and purification, slowly reveals the feminine side of the island to the visitor. All that is sacred, rites, creativity, art, music and dance are told here through the daily gestures of Balinese women, as emanations of the spiritual power animating the energy of the island. In some of the images the reverent place that water is awarded in Bali Hinduism is obvious. There are images imbued with a feeling of near sacredness, the woman bowing her head in deep respect under a cascade of silver, the subject holding out her hand as crystal clear water gushes over it which put into focus nicely the woman engaged in tending to an inundated rice field, juxtaposing not just the various roles of water but of the women, as well.
  

Speaking about the artist’s work, Sabiana shares, “Bruna Rotunno’s affair with the island of Bali started 30 years ago, when she visited the islands for the first time. In a project spanning 8 years, she has organized her gaze into a story in pictures where every gesture and every figure meticulously translates the essence of a unique place, characterized by a fluid and harmonious energy.” With this exhibition, one can experience Bruna’s artistic production, of portraits that transcends genres, and her vision is developed in telling stories, a driving element of investigation and research of reality, captured in deeply emotional images.

A journey into the seminine heart of the island where water is still venerated as Holy Water, the sacred origin of all life. 


A long story of women, who are always different and in their complexity symbiotically express the strength and the grace of a place, where nature and spirituality are harmoniously combined with respect for life.

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