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 © Samar S. Jodha, Chauffer's Home, Through the Looking Glass series, 2005. C-print, 40x40”  © Samar S. Jodha, Coal Depot Owner's Home, Through the Looking Glass series, 2005. C-print, 40x40”  © Samar S. Jodha, Fisherman's Home, Through the Looking Glass series, 2005. C-print, 40x40” |
Samar Jodha Born: 1966, Jodhpur, India Heritage: South Asian Selected Exhibitions: Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN Newark Museum, Newark, NJ 2007 Skyscraper Museum, New York, NY Bose Pacia Gallery, New York, NY Nehru Centre, London, UK Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt, Germany Die Kommunale Galerie, Frankfurt, Germany Bundaberg Arts Centre, Queensland, Australia Education: New England School of Photography, Boston, MA Parsons and The New School, New York, NY Publications: Nueva Luz, Volume 13#1 Ageless Mind and Spirit Phaneng: A Journey into Personal Engagement Jaipur: The Last Destination “In my most recent and ongoing work – a series of photographs taken while traveling throughout rural South Asia – I am trying to deconstruct the myth that today's communication revolution has only benefited the populations it touches. Through my images, I hope to convey not only a sense of wonder, and disbelief, but also of loneliness and alienation often created by technological innovation in areas where modernity has just begun to appear. Through the images, I am trying to express how traditional societies are being led to accept what they watch on television as the new gospel of our times. Much of what is being broadcast has little connection to the type of life most of these societies still live. Since the information seen cannot be authenticated by viewers in their immediate world, they must develop a faith-like belief that what they see actually exists somewhere, just as they were previously led to believe that paradise exists in another sphere. In that sense, television has become a substitute for spiritual guidance, preaching the merits of a new and improved way of life, what constitutes right or wrong, and what may be attainable in a world that has little resemblance to their own.” Samar S. Jodha --Nueva Luz, Volume 13#1 (2008) Website: |
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