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Sharing a highlight of the year~
✨Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh ✨and our exhibition catalogue for ✨2024: Notes from a Generation✨now have a home at the Tate Library and Archive. Both these bodies of work were made with the intention to resist erasure by holding on to individual truths and building citizen archives.
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From tender drawings made by the children who sat at the make-shift crèche during the Shaheen Bagh protest, to the first-time-voting youth of India, revealing their desires and dejections in quiet, yet brave ways. Making this work reinforced, that listening with intention and without judgement is the need of the hour. The personal has never been more political.
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When I visited the archive earlier this year, I was lucky enough to have a quick tour, where I came across an exhibition catalogue for a National Gallery of Modern Art group show, that opened in Delhi ,the year of my birth. Being able to witness today, what artists were fearing, feeling and addressing then, brought me such joy!
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For anyone who wishes to see the book+the catalogue, the archive remains open Monday-Thursday. To access them, you can ask for them at the front desk. A BIG thank you to @vasundhara.m and Gustavo for making all the connections and for believing in my work 🥺 by @prarthnasingh

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2 years ago

Vinesh you are a champion. If your triumphs belong to us, so does your heartbreak. The burden of carrying your struggles should never belong to you alone. It has been an absolute privilege witnessing your powerful journey. From the first time we met and made photos nearly a decade ago, in 2015, to last year in May, in a more solemn moment, when you lay in protest. You are my hero. Your story is going down in history and no one can change that! by @prarthnasingh

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2 years ago

Did a fashion story after years! Felt right to return to this world with @dior who I’ve built a long-standing work relationship with over the past few years while documenting the making-of their collections at @chanakya.school in Bombay.
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When @mariagraziachiuri reached out to collaborate on this project that involved me and six other amazing women, I was thrilled to jump onboard. Photographed in Jaipur (a city I now call home, my father’s homeland is Rajasthan) in January of this year. So happy that two images from my portfolio made it to covers. One for Dior Magazine and the other for Icon Germany @icon.magazin.
Dedicating this to my pink city fam. 💞🌸💖

Thank you to the entire @dior team and to all the wonderful people who worked on this project. by @prarthnasingh

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3 years ago

The last two months swallowed me whole, and spat me out. But despite the rough seas, I made it to the other side.
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Grateful for all the incredible humans who threw me a life jacket and rowed me to shore, and for all the moments of joy amongst some (very) stressful and difficult days, including a week in the hospital 😢

Important reminder- always listen to your body. And also, just learn to rest 🌸

Yumnaa and I gave a 🔥talk in association with the Kochi Biennale to the bright minds at the School of Environment and Architecture in Bombay.

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The students going through Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh after the talk. A copy now sits in the university library : )

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Grip, Hold, Pin, my group show, opened at the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore. It’s on until November 1st

Witnessing resistance often extends beyond the ring, the akhada, the mat. It spills out onto the streets as protest.

Amongst all the visuals of male wrestlers, it brings me SO much joy to bring these Champions into the space.

Gave a talk at the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore. Thanks for the photo, @raghukarnad

Shot a cute collaboration with my favourites @ankurtewari + @studiorawmaterial

My group show with this wonderful cohort of artists is now up at @conflictorium Ahmedabad and runs through Dec 24th. by @prarthnasingh

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15 days ago

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Let’s Talk session, Archives of Resistance, with Yumna Al-Arashi and Prarthna Singh yesterday at the School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai.

Through a conversation around their monographs Aisha and Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh: One Hundred Days of Resistance, the artists reflected on photography, memory, identity, and the ways women are represented in personal and shared public experiences.

The event witnessed thoughtful questions and reflections from students. We are grateful to Pro Helvetia New Delhi @prohelvetia_newdelhi and the Swiss Arts Council for their support. The Let’s Talk platform is supported by Kirloskar @kirloskar_limitless. by @prarthnasingh

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2 months ago

Bodies sculpted by discipline, grappling on the red soil of an akhara – this is a familiar image associated with wrestling in India. 🤼

Stories of wrestling, visual or otherwise, have long shaped public imagination through tropes of strength, power and spectacle. But wrestling has always extended beyond the boundaries of the akhara. Beyond the familiar, also lie threads less often explored: access, caste, gender and politics.

Our upcoming exhibition ‘Grip, Hold, Pin’ traces wrestling in visual culture, pairing historical objects with modern and contemporary photographic responses. Through works by celebrated photographers like the late Raghu Rai, T.S. Satyan, and modernist and contemporary photographers Jyoti Bhatt, Indrajit Khambe and Prarthna Singh, it explores the layered histories and narratives that make wrestling a complex cultural site.

‘Grip, Hold, Pin’ opens on August 15, 2026. Plan your visit through the link in our bio!

📜 This exhibition has been made possible with the support of Wipro Foundation.

#Wrestling #IndianWrestling #NewExhibition #MAPBangalore #BangaloreEvents by @prarthnasingh

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2 months ago

Join us for our next Let’s Talk session titled, “Archives of Resistance”, featuring Yumna Al-Arashi and Prarthna Singh on 13 August at 3:00 PM at the School of Environment and Architecture, Mumbai.

Through a conversation around their monographs Aisha and Har Shaam Shaheen Bagh: One Hundred Days of Resistance, the artists reflect on photography, memory, identity, and the ways women are represented in personal and shared public experiences.

This programme is presented by Kirloskar @kirloskar_limitless and is supported by Pro Helvetia New Delhi @prohelvetia_newdelhi and the Swiss Arts Council.
All are welcome!

13 August | 3:00 PM
at School of Environment and Architecture (SEA), Suvidyalaya, Eksar Rd, Borivali West, Mumbai

#LetsTalk #KochiMuzirisBiennale #KochiBiennaleFoundation by @prarthnasingh

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2 months ago

Is desh ki betiyon ko mera salaam!

A gentle reminder to our supreme leader and all those in power- this nation is built on the resilience, hard work and labour of women.

Every woman in these photographs is a citizen of India who has contributed to its progress, fought tirelessly for justice and refused to let her voice be silenced.

They are the ones fighting to criminalise marital rape, speaking truth to power, winning medals and bringing glory to the nation and courageously standing up for what they believe in. Working tirelessly in public health, education and as home-makers and caretakers. Showing up unafraid as the protectors of our forests and rivers. They have sat in vigil through a deadly winter to uphold our constitutional rights. And they do it all with kindness, love-and yes, a few gaalis!

Every attempt to silence us only fuels our rage and resolve to dismantle the systems that continue to erase us. ✌🏾 by @prarthnasingh

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2 months ago

The truth is, we are full of inspiration!
All photographs from Sār: The Essence of Indian Design published by @phaidonpress by @prarthnasingh

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6 months ago

The added joy of photographing objects is that there are no humans to direct! All these incredible pieces are designed and handcrafted in Jaipur by my brilliant friend and his kaarigars @livio.delesgues
So glad the world gets to witness his brilliance at @alcova.milano this year. by @prarthnasingh

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6 months ago

If my artistic journey is adorned with photographs of women I hold in deep admiration, I’ll consider that my true measure of success.

This January I had the pleasure of photographing the legendary Brigitte Singh. It was so magical to watch her walkthrough her garden-filled with abundant poppies, fresh lettuce, flowers and bees! So lucky to witness where her inspiration comes from and to then see how nature in all its bounty finds its way into her inimitable block prints.

Brigitte moved to India as a young student in the 1980’s to study miniature painting and over the course of the next few decades she dedicated her life to craft , building an extraordinary creative empire.

For anyone unfamiliar with her work (though honestly who is!) this is an invitation to do a deep dive. And as she begins to wind down her workshop this year, it feels like the right moment to bring at least one Brigitte Singh print into your home.

Made with my creative partner-in-crime @ecruonline by @prarthnasingh

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7 months ago

Seasons change, rituals remain the same. 🌺🌷🌺🌷🌺 by @prarthnasingh

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8 months ago