Gurgaon Centre,

On the occasion of its 5th Anniversary

Presents in Collaboration with

India Photo Archive Foundation

MILLENNIUM DREAMS

A collaborative photography project under the aegis of Neel Dongre Awards/Grants for Excellence in Photography (2013) curated by Aditya Arya, leading practitioner, historian and archivist.The Foundation presents eleven photographers portraying different interpretations of Gurgaon through distinctive artistic styles.

Excerpt – Concept note

“Like a chrysalis, Gurgaon, the Millenium city is both phenomenon and enigma, and its continuing dilemmas and complexities are explored in this exhibition. Eleven photographers, who vary in age and outlook, bring different, sometimes irreverent, perspectives to their images. Don’t look for prettily constructed narratives here; these interpretations silently pose uncomfortable questions about identity and development or unwrap layers where “everything conceals something else” (quote – Calvino). But throughout the exhibition you are aware of the power of the image to evoke response, almost forcing the viewer into the frame as a participant and not just an observer.”

 Participating artists :

• Vaibhav Bhardwaj       Chandan Gomes                 Vicky Roy
• Arvind Hoon                  Natisha Mallick                 Ajay Sood
• Monica Tiwari               Saumya Khandelwal        Manoj Bharti Gupta
• Aparna Mohindra        Vinit Gupta

Preview / vernissage: Friday, 13 February, 2015

Venue: S-24/8 DLF phase III, Gurgaon, Alliance française de Delhi, Gurgaon Centre Gallery.

The Show will be on view: 14 February – 5 March 2015