Bharat Sikka
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After studying photography at the Parsons School of Design, New York City, Bharat Sikka returned to his native India, turning his attention to the cul...
After studying photography at the Parsons School of Design, New York City, Bharat Sikka returned to his native India, turning his attention to the cul...
Bharat sikka
BYREDO
Born in 1973, Bharat Sikka moved from India to New York to study at the Parsons School of Design and pursue his career in photography.
ATMOS
FLOATING
After his graduation, Bharat realized it was important to document India in a way that wasn’t stereotypical. He turned his attention to the cultural contradictions of a fast-changing India, questioning conventional perspectives while playing with notions of subjectivity and intimacy.
BEAUTIFUL DECAY
IMA ONLINE
BLUE JEAN
IN SHALLOW WATERS
His analytic eye and rigorous sense of composition move effortlessly from the epic to the banal, always sensitive to the tension between modernity and tradition, between the striving for autonomy and the comforts of tradition.
MATTER
PERSONAL WORK
SWIMMING
His work, exhibited in various exhibitions and institutions, subtly speaks to India’s history and regionality (of Kashmir, in Where the Flowers Still Grow), the tide of globalization (Matter), and masculinity (Indian Men).
IN BETWEEN ACTS
WHERE THE FLOWERS STILL GROW
"I’ve been taking pictures for a long time, but I don’t shy away from experimenting or finding new ways to explore photography. I am always trying to find myself, searching for that one particular way of looking at things."
INDIAN MEN
Bharat Sikka’s project on queer identity in Brighton, The Marlborough Theatre, premiered at the Brighton Photo Biennale 2016 as part of a collaborative show, Reimagine.
THE MARLBOROUGH THEATRE
APPLE, SHOT ON IPHONE
THE ROAD TO SALVADOR DO MUNDO
His editorial clients include M Le Monde, The New York Times, i-D, WSJ and Pleasure Garden and commercial clients include Byredo, Bodice, Nike and Facebook.
PLEASURE GARDEN
BYREDO
THREE BOYS
SWAMI BABA RAMDEV for THE NEW YORK TIMES
A MAGAZINE CURATED BY
For Unseen 2019, Bharat Sikka created an installation version of The Sapper - his detailed and layered portrayal of his father, made over the course of three years. This project brings together multiple vantage points; from the remote landscapes that his father inhabits and maintains to subtle still life observations of his habits and routines.
THE SAPPER
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