Azure
Azure consisted of cyanotype prints representing the seven zones of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board, where each cyanotype had been washed in water collected from different sources. The mineral composition of the water affected the vividness, contrast, tonal gradation and bleaching of a cyanotype, creating an homage to the transparent liquid.
About the Artist
Chirantan Khastgir is a photographer and a graduate of the National Institute of Design, India. Evolving out of a desire to influence and mould societal practices towards symbiotic sustenance, Chirantan's practice revolves around visual and literary media. Development needs to be decentralized, taking local practices and knowledge at par with modern advancements. This belief, coupled with the inherently rich heritage the Indian sub-continent possesses yield novel conceptualizations directed at merging what is traditional with the modern. Prior to his work with the Science Gallery Bengaluru, he has worked in the erstwhile conflict regions of Saranda documenting the toll mining is taking on one of India's most dense forest covers. The desire for mass environmental consciousness and re-unification of the built and natural environments drives his work.
Connected Programmes
Traces by Chirantan Khastgir - a workshop on Cyanotypes
Bengaluru: City of Water by Harini Nagendra - a public lecture on the historical and contemporary water systems of Bengaluru