Word: unpicturesqueã
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...century. Ketaki Sheth’s dramatic 2004 gelatin silver print, “No Parking, Bhuleshwar, Bombay (Mumbai),” opens the collection. The accompanying text says that Sheth confronts the exoticism that is oft the subject of Indian photography through this deliberately “unpicturesque?? shot. A black-and-white photograph capturing a street scene from a handheld camera, the image immediately places the viewer within a hostile environment, almost repelling us. Yet, it is precisely this jarring quality that makes the photograph intriguing. A white “No Parking” sign...
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