Fascinating world of pixels

We live in a world where crystal-clear, high-definition pictures sit side by side with blurry, pixelated snapshots—and both tell equally powerful stories.

- VENNAPUSALA RAMYA

That's the idea behind "Highly Grainy," an exhibition that dives into the relationship between photography and granularity. Whether it's the polished precision of a professional camera or the gritty charm of a low-res phone photo, these images shape how we see, remember, and share the world around us.

Srinivas Adithya Mopidevi, curator, says the exhibition draws from two key ideas: Hito Steyerl's theory of the "poor image," which celebrates low-resolution visuals as vital carriers of information in a hyperconnected world, and Walid Raad's reflections on analog photography as a medium that transitioned from grainy black-and-white prints to an authoritative record of reality. Together, these ideas set the stage for a conversation about how grains and pixels define our world, visually and conceptually.