Trivandrum: Showcasing Kerala as a living mosaic of panoramic nature and eclectic culture, the state Tourism Department is all set to open its landmark all-India photo exhibition ‘Lenscape Kerala,’ in New Delhi on January 20, featuring 100 curated frames by 10 leading travel and media photographers of the country.
Kerala Tourism Minister, Shri P A Mohamed Riyas, will inaugurate the exhibition at Travancore Palace Art Gallery, New Delhi.
After enthralling the viewers in the national capital for the next three days, the exhibition will move on to 9 other cities across the country, including metros and state capitals, before it closes in Surat on March 31. More than spotlighting Kerala as a destination, the exhibition captures vivid images of the state’s landscape, culture and memory, as seen by the participating photographers.
Each photographer had travelled through different landscapes of the state for five days as part of the project, covering a range of themes such as nature, wildlife, heritage, rural and coastal life, architecture, festivals and spirituality. The exhibition is curated by eminent art curator and critic, Uma Nair. Renowned wildlife and conservation photographer Balan Madhavan is the Director of Photography.
Besides its renewed focus on Kerala as a well-established destination that has witnessed a further surge in footfalls in recent years, the exhibition brings to the fore a wide range of sites and experiences that have largely remained unexplored.
“Lenscape Kerala opens a trend-setting initiative at a time when travellers seek new, immersive and enriching experiences. By offering vivid glances into the diverse charms of God’s Own Country, the show will facilitate visitors to make their choice,” said Biju, Secretary – Tourism, Government of Kerala.
The show features photographs of Aishwarya Sridhar, Amit Pasricha, H Satish, Kounteya Sinha, Manoj Arora, Natasha Kartar Hemrajani, Saibal Das, Saurabh Chatterjee, Shivang Mehta, and Umesh Gogna, taken during their visit to Kerala in November and December last year.
The exhibition will be touring Vadodara (Jan 27-29), Ahmedabad (Feb 3-5), Mumbai (Feb 12-14), Pune (Feb 18-20), Bengaluru (Feb 27-Mar 01), Chennai (Mar 4-7), Hyderabad (Mar 12-14), Kolkata (Mar 22-24) and finally reaching Surat (Mar 29-31).