HOME
The home is like the womb of our mothers, where we find peace and safety. As the children look into the darkness, they immerse themselves into finding that unknown while the mother awaits her lap to be occupied by her children, as her children find the home. This photograph was taken in Burdwan, West Bengal. It depicts the ruins of an ancient terracotta temple. The children in the photograph are looking at the ruins out of curiosity.
About the Photographer
Agronel Mandal is pursuing his Bachelor’s in History at the University Rajasthan College Jaipur, Rajasthan. He believes that photography is the best way of documenting events as they occur.
Like many of us in 2020 I, too, was fascinated by the concept of home. What is it about these boxes we build and shut ourselves in that are so dear to us? For this series, I photograph my apartment, other apartments, and their extended spaces. Objects, characters, and ideas ooze into these shared spaces and take a life of their own. Through these photographs, I hope to ask: can we take better care of ourselves, our surroundings and even our planet, if we rethink the meaning of home?
About the Photographer
Kamesh Bharadwaj is a documentary photographer and film-maker based in Bangalore. His interests lie primarily in stories related to the environment, culture, and its various intersections in Indian society. Through his photographs, he hopes to engage in conversations around climate change, action, and justice; and document its immediate and indirect effects in the Global South.
2020 instilled new habits and changed concepts of isolation and self reliance. With one parent submerged in healthcare duties, the other parent joined them for complete support and both lived away for most of the year. This left me to take care of a younger sibling and a house with four cats! We’d only meet each other on weekends and rest of the time, it was appreciating forgotten habits like waking up to birds, sunrises, and sun bathing with the cats.
About the Photographer
Jolly Saikia is a storyteller by energy and a queer feminist by identity.