I have tried to portray that through my photographs,” says Shaju Subramanian, a veteran photographer whose series of snaps ‘Fear and Freedom’ and ‘Cogwheels’ are exhibited at Vyloppilly Samskriti Bhavan. The two series, although connected by the same theme of imprisoned body and soul, are visually miles apart. ‘Fear and freedom’, a series Shaju began working in 2004, is an abstract portrayal of the theme, shot in colour negative film. Real dealWhile ‘Fear and Freedom’ focuses on rawness and conceptual portrayal of the idea, ‘Cogwheels’ presents the real world in a documentary nature. “These are people who have left their homes and are working like slaves to make whatever little money they can.

Source: The Hindu August 04, 2017 10:28 UTC