CAPTURING TIME AND MEMORY

HOTOGRAPHY is like a puzzle - each piece, whether light or shadow, subject or setting, emotion or technique, comes together to form a larger narrative.

- AASHNA REDDY

HOTOGRAPHY is like a puzzle - each piece, whether light or shadow, subject or setting, emotion or technique, comes together to form a larger narrative. And for photographer Arun, every influence he draws from is a crucial part of that puzzle. Guided by French photographer Yannick Comier, he learned to channel personal expression into his work, piecing together the surreal chaos of Hieronymus Bosch's paintings, the philosophical musings of Walter Benjamin, and the critical lens of Susan Sontag. The result? A body of work that feels both meticulously crafted and intuitively raw. His series 'Stopping by the Woods', an exhibition at Forum Art Gallery, Adyar, invites viewers into his journey through Tamil Nadu's mountains, blending artistic expression with documentary style to create surreal, dreamlike images that speak to the soul.