When it comes to setting the shutter aflutter, these photographers and video artists choose conceit over colours. Be a witness to their remarkable flair at their upcoming exhibition Wide Angle

When it comes to setting the shutter aflutter, these photographers and video artists choose conceit over colours. Be a witness to their remarkable flair at their upcoming exhibition Wide Angle

With lens, narration takes different anglesu00a0-- one in which the light plays the main role to give extraordinary vision to the ordinary objects and other where objects already have artistic brilliance inspired by ordinary life. It's this viewpoint of looking at life through its characteristics that drives the photographers and video artists featured in this year's edition of Wide Angle.

An Amit Mehra work

The photographers Amit Mehra, Dinesh Khanna, Karan Khanna, Pradeep Dasgupta, Prashant Panjir, Ram Rahman, Ravi Agarwal and Sunil Gupta feature series of photographs that converse in unique ways. This collaborated exhibition will have the quest and the perseverance of Ajay Rajgarhia, the curator who has also showcased his work, said, "We have selected experienced artists with good reputation. The exhibition is named Wide Angle because we have not desperately tried to establish a connect between the featured works." Read on as we shed light on this 'art deal.'

Through the lens
From the 45 photographs which are displayed at this exhibition, Dinesh Khanna has showcased six frames from his project called Telling Stories - London, Paris and New York. The theme of his clicks is mainly metro and subways, which have changed the lives of commuters in recent years. He says, "Delhi is getting used to metro and we should know how it will slowly impact our lives. My photographs show how things have been advertised and people from all kinds of backgrounds travel together." Talking about the challenges to shoot in the Capital, he says, "People in India are very camera friendly while it's a huge challenge to shoot in other countries. So we've to click without letting them know because if they realise that we're shooting, they ask us to delete their pics."

Karan Khanna, on the other hand, focuses on street photography. He has used a fusion of old and new techniques while shooting. Karan avers, "I have developed my own way to showcase the life. I keep experimenting with the images and I don't care about the output."

Art on digital domain
Video art is gradually taking off in India with the increasing popularity of digital technology. Video artists like Ajay Rajgarhia, Priyanka Dasgupta, Ravi Agarwal, Sukanya Ghosh, Gopika Nath will be showcasing five videos respectively. According to Rajgarhia, video art, which primarily comprises videotaped images of artwork, installations and graphics, is now finding a market in India. "It is still nascent but a lot of people buy tapes of video art. But it feels nice to be a part of this new art form as later we will known to be the among the first ones who were associated with it," he explains.u00a0

Wide Angle 2010
What: The Stainless Gallery, Property No 1 & 2, Ishwar Nagar, The MIRA Complex, Mathura Road
When: September 10-30
Timings: 11 am to 7 pm