“Probably there is nothing in human nature
more resonant with charges than the flow of energy between two biologically
alike bodies, one of which has lain in amniotic bliss inside the other, one of
which has labored to give birth to the other. The materials are here for the
deepest mutuality and the most painful estrangement.”
Mothers and Daughters: Reflections and Mirages is an exploration and celebration of this
significant human relation.
Who are you and who is your daughter?
Do you know her and does she know you? How does she experience you? And how do
you experience her? What is the effect
you have on each other’s lives?
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What are the
conditionings that mothers pass on to the next generation of women, and how is
it relevant in the present ever-changing times? As a rapidly transforming
culture, what has affected this bond greatly?
What does the
daughter need and learn from the mother, as her closest role model?
The Artist’s Vision
By photographing mothers and their
daughters, I would like to create a sense of wonderment about this bond and
also attempt to demonstrate how this specific lifelong relation, creates the
next generation of women and their self-image.
I would like this exhibition to become
an eye opener for other women and girls to self-enquire, and discover something
new about themselves and their mothers and about women in general.
I wish to keep the conclusion of this
exhibit open ended for discussions and pondering for both participants and
visitors, including fathers and sons, who though seeming ancillary in the
project are still very much affected by these two individuals.
Women Empower Each Other
The highlight of this exhibition and
collection of photographs will be to bring into focus the amazing strength that
the Indian women has, to face life in a male dominated society and world.
It is also to show how empowered women
are, and can be, even if our country is presently going through so much
violence against them.
I have begun the journey with these wonderful women and their daughter's and its becoming quite a journey I must say.
With every story I hear, from both these ladies, its like living my own life through them. Some aspects maybe different, but the essence remains the same : that we are one feminine energy doing our best to actualize our dreams, for our selves and for our daughters and in turn nurturing lives of many other's who happen to meet us on our path to live our life's potential fully,with joy and celebration.
Taking this project forward, I am partnering with Hope for the Children Foundation, Pune ,
www.hopeforthechildrenfdn.org who are working with single mothers and the girl child , for the past nine years.
Taking this project forward, I am partnering with Hope for the Children Foundation, Pune ,
www.hopeforthechildrenfdn.org who are working with single mothers and the girl child , for the past nine years.
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| Devika Nadig |
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| Kruttika Nadig |
