18-22 February, 2020 @ Visual Art Gallery, New Delhi
A photographic exhibition, featuring Mother Earth, was imaginatively presented by nature photographer Jhuma Datta and inaugurated by the noted photographer Raghu Rai
Viewing the exhibition of photographs by Jhuma Datta had every frame on exhibit, tell its own story. Aptly titled ‘Tribute to Nature’ and held at Delhi’s Visual Art Gallery (18-22nd February) the works represented an idealistic conception of reality as being equidistant between dream and imagination. The Earth, taken to be born of cosmic coincidence, was portrayed as blessed with a spectacular mould that were clicked into images of majestic proportions, replete with geographical relief. The end effect was of viewing a physical feature in a surrealistic overture. The works outline the message of preservation of this lonely planet, our only home, blessed with varied terrain which the artist photographer had titled as Air, Earth, Ether and Water. What the naked eye saw on the gallery walls was topographical variety and the expansive grandeur of water, reminding us of the vulnerability of these natural assets. The exhibition drew much acclaim from professionals and the public for this much acclaimed photographer whose works have been feted by National Geographic as well.
