Still further, on the wall behind them all are framed portraits of one set of grandparents. Why didn’t they avoid all the hassle of permissions and bureaucracy and intervene directly in people’s homes instead? “It all started in an informal, half-joking manner; we even discussed the idea of ‘domesticating’ photography,” Mac Dougall says. Screened projections, curated by Anshika Varma, and a photo library by the collective BIND are also part of the programming. The series has close-up shots of Japanese Baby Dolls—latex human-size dolls ordered from a catalogue—alongside portraits of Japanese women who imitate that aesthetic.

Source: Mint November 24, 2017 05:48 UTC