Lot 132: Surekha (b. 1964) , The Other-Self (6 photographs) Edition 2 of 8 + 2 AP Digital print on archival paper

Digital print on archival paper

15 1/2 by 12 1/2 in. (39.5 by 31.8 cm.) each, [6], 3 illustrated

September 19, 2007 - January 6, 2008, The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, USA, 2007, India: Public Places/ Private Spaces, Contemporary Photography and Video Art

October 26, 2008 - January 18, 2009, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, India: Public Places/ Private Spaces, Contemporary Photography and Video Art

Sinha, G., & P. Sternberger, India: Public Places/ Private Spaces, Contemporary Photography and Video Art 2007, p.118

'A cautious but irresistible urge to address the gender issue - through visual media - has been a natural part of [my] creative methodology. [My works] explore the concept of "body as a site of contestation and appropriation" that existed in locations/ sites that share similar/ different histories. These address the issue of redefining/ relocating feminine spaces, within a given circumstance and discourse, private or public. A creative tension lies between private, subjective values and social concerns.' Surekha (Sinha, G., & P. Sternberger, India: Public Places/ Private Spaces, Contemporary Photography and Video Art 2007, p.118)