Sami Siva's photo exhibition "Rough Draft in Skytte gallery

Sami Siva's photo exhibition "Rought Draft" in Skytte gallery is open until the end of February 2022.
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In post-Independence India the idea of unified nationhood - of “Unity in Diversity” - gained such weight that it quickly served to obscure the multiple identities, struggles and conflicts that existed within the new national boundaries. Over time the national idea developed into the modern, internationally recognized image of India as emerging economic powerhouse, robust pluralistic democracy and benign repository of a mainstream Hindu culture often typified culturally in the ubiquitous images of Bollywood. The reality, very different, is a vast and fractured land that plays host to a wide range of identity, land and power conflicts, with those who would be subsumed by the state often attempting to assert their difference and independence through various political and military means. “Rough Draft” explores the fault lines of India through various struggles.

Sami Siva, 2021