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India Tecton

Gebautes Indien / Architectural Expressions in India
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Languages: German, English
Published/Copyright: 2022
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India is a country with an ancient and extremely multilayered culture. The diversity of cultures and religions is manifested in a topography of architecture and sculpture that is difficult to survey. The photographer Nicolaus Schmidt presents this diversity in highly focused photographs. The book reveals references and kinships between artifacts from various religions and epochs. The photographs also reflect colonial domination and international cultural relationships, as well as the extreme social contrasts. What arise are standalone artworks that simultaneously highlight the architectural characteristics of buildings and artifacts from antiquity to the modern era. India Tecton is an innovative, visually powerful approach to architecture and art in India.

Exhibitions: India International Centre, New Delhi, India, 4 to 14 November 2022; Galerie der Kunststiftung K52, Berlin, Germany, 8 December 2022 to 21 January 2023; Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Bangalore in cooperation with The Museum of Art & Photography Bengaluru (MAP), in the course of the year 2023

  • Ancient and modern Indian architecture and culture concentrated in photographs

Author / Editor information

Texts by Nicolaus Schmidt, Rahaab Allana, Simone Bader

Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Hardcover published on:
May 23, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783422987623
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
256
Coloured Illustrations:
186
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