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| EN FOCO | Photographers | |
 © Priya Kambli, Muma and Me (Cast Shadow), Color Falls Down series, 2008, Archival Inkjet Print  © Priya Kambli, Muma (Blue Dibiya), Color Falls Down series, 2009, Archival Inkjet Print  © Priya Kambli, Muma Baba and Me, Color Falls Down series, 2008, Archival Inkjet Print |
Priya Kambli Born: 1975, Mumbai, India Resides: Kirksville, MO Heritage: Indian Selected Exhibitions: En Foco at Calumet Photographic, New York, NY 2012 Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX 2012 Newspace Center for Photography, Portland, OR 2012 Wall Space Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 2012 Fotomuseo Museo Nacional De La Fotografía, Colombia, Bogota 2011 The H Gallery: FotoFest Participating Spaces, Houston, TX 2010 Atrium Gallery: PhotoNOLA Participating Spaces, New Orleans, LA 2010 Photoforum. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX 2010 Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY 2006 Kansas City Artist Coalition, Kansas City, MO 2005 Salina Art Center, Salina, KS 2004 Photographic Center Northwest Gallery, Seattle, WA 2003 Living Arts, Tulsa, OK 2003 Texas Photographic Society, San Antonio, TX 2002 Education: MFA, 2000, University of Houston, Houston, TX BFA, 1997, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA Awards: En Foco's New Works Photography Awards #15 Fellowship, 2011-12 Residencies: Light Work, Syracuse, NY 2009 Woodstock A-I-R Artist Residency Program. Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY 2003 Artist’s Statement: My photographs visually express the notion of transience and split cultural identity caused by the act of migration. Recently in my artwork I have been viewing this issue through the lens of my own personal history and cultural identity. My move from India to the United States 13 years ago left me feeling that I do not belong fully to either culture – leaving me unable to anchor myself in any particular cultural framework. This disconnection from both cultures has changed the way I perceive myself by forming a hybrid identity, a patching together of two cultures within one person. Photography has been a way of bridging the gap between the two cultures while coming to terms with my dual nature. Ironically, because photography appears to be "true", it allows me to create convincing fictional depictions of my new identity. My digital photographs reflect the tension caused due to the duality by piecing together fragmented images and by mingling family snapshots with carefully staged imagery. Website: |
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