Friday, October 20, 2017

Indian Photgraphy and Samuel Bourne

Until March 2018 at Science Museum






















London's Science Museum somewhat (perhaps) unexpectedly has a fantastic (and arty) exhibition showing 160 years of Indian Photography - from early Colonial pictures to modern documentary work what I found really illuminating was the way the Indian indigenous agency fed into work with hand colouring making a fascinating hybrid.

Also noticed that one of the early British Photographers  was a 'Samuel Bourne' who spent about 7 years in India from 1863.

Also on at the Museum are examples of Indian Technology  and science from Tuk-Tuks to brilliant mathematicians.






Bose - Brilliant at Maths

A typical Indian Tuk-Tuk

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