Arpita Shah - Gulabi Kabūtar (Pink Pigeon)
Gulabi Kabūtar, Ahmedabad, India 2018 from the series 'Nalini'
'Spanning India, East Africa and the United Kingdom, Nalini explores the connected histories of my mother, grandmother, and me. The series reveals ancestral intimacies across space and time, and how our histories, memories and bodies are intertwined'.
Arpita Shah is a photographic artist and educator based in Eastbourne, UK. She works between photography and film, exploring the fields where culture and identity meet. Born in India, Shah spent an earlier part of her life living between India, Ireland and the Middle East before settling in the UK. This migratory experience is reflected in her practice, which focuses on the notion of home, belonging and shifting cultural identities.
Shah's work has been shown internationally including Canada, India, United Arab Emirates and across the UK. She is the recipient of the 2019 Light Work and Autograph ABP Artist in Residence programme in Syracuse, New York, and her work is held at the National Galleries of Scotland, The Hyman Collection and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
Arpita Shah - Gulabi Kabūtar (Pink Pigeon)
Gulabi Kabūtar, Ahmedabad, India 2018 from the series 'Nalini'
'Spanning India, East Africa and the United Kingdom, Nalini explores the connected histories of my mother, grandmother, and me. The series reveals ancestral intimacies across space and time, and how our histories, memories and bodies are intertwined'.
Arpita Shah is a photographic artist and educator based in Eastbourne, UK. She works between photography and film, exploring the fields where culture and identity meet. Born in India, Shah spent an earlier part of her life living between India, Ireland and the Middle East before settling in the UK. This migratory experience is reflected in her practice, which focuses on the notion of home, belonging and shifting cultural identities.
Shah's work has been shown internationally including Canada, India, United Arab Emirates and across the UK. She is the recipient of the 2019 Light Work and Autograph ABP Artist in Residence programme in Syracuse, New York, and her work is held at the National Galleries of Scotland, The Hyman Collection and Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.