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Digital Society through Your Eyes: Featuring the next selection from our open call!
Encounter ‘The Indigenous Storyteller’ by Abbiramy S R. (Glenmorgan, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, June 2018).
“A Toda tribal woman records a community gathering on her smartphone in Glenmorgan, Nilgiris. Digital technology is increasingly becoming part of everyday life in indigenous communities, transforming how memories are preserved, stories are shared, and cultural events are documented.
Once largely represented by outsiders, communities today are using digital tools to create and circulate their own narratives. The photograph reflects this intersection of tradition and technology, where cultural identity remains rooted while modes of participation and communication continue to evolve.”
I made this photograph while documenting the Toda community in Nilgiris. Popular narratives often portray tribal communities as disconnected from modern technology, but this moment challenged that assumption.”
Abbiramy S R. is a a documentary photographer originally from Tamil Nadu and currently based in Bangalore, India. Her work focuses on people, culture, identity, traditional textiles, and the evolving relationship between tradition and contemporary life.
“Through long-term documentary projects, I explore how communities navigate social, cultural, and technological change while retaining a sense of belonging and heritage. On the textile documentation front, I document indigenous weaves across India, particularly the last generation weavers.”
#MuseumofDigitalSociety #OpenCall #Photography #DigitalSociety #Archives
Encounter ‘The Indigenous Storyteller’ by Abbiramy S R. (Glenmorgan, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, June 2018).
“A Toda tribal woman records a community gathering on her smartphone in Glenmorgan, Nilgiris. Digital technology is increasingly becoming part of everyday life in indigenous communities, transforming how memories are preserved, stories are shared, and cultural events are documented.
Once largely represented by outsiders, communities today are using digital tools to create and circulate their own narratives. The photograph reflects this intersection of tradition and technology, where cultural identity remains rooted while modes of participation and communication continue to evolve.”
I made this photograph while documenting the Toda community in Nilgiris. Popular narratives often portray tribal communities as disconnected from modern technology, but this moment challenged that assumption.”
Abbiramy S R. is a a documentary photographer originally from Tamil Nadu and currently based in Bangalore, India. Her work focuses on people, culture, identity, traditional textiles, and the evolving relationship between tradition and contemporary life.
“Through long-term documentary projects, I explore how communities navigate social, cultural, and technological change while retaining a sense of belonging and heritage. On the textile documentation front, I document indigenous weaves across India, particularly the last generation weavers.”
#MuseumofDigitalSociety #OpenCall #Photography #DigitalSociety #Archives
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