VASA Exhibition

Sudharak Olwe: In Search of Dignity and Justice

About The Exhibition

Exhibition Curator: Sandeep Biwas

The VASA exhibition by Indian photographer Sudharak Olwe includes two portfolios and four videos directed or filmed by Olwe.

Sudharak Olwe’s work addresses the marginalized people of India. He addresses violence against women in “Thrice Oppressed” and in “The Search for Dignity and Justice: The untold story of Mumbai’s conservancy workers” the dehumanizing conditions of the sweepers of Bombay.

The exhibition includes a number of videos focused on improving the lives of marginal villagers, education and health conditions. One video is from the TED series where Olwe discusses his work with the context of social justice.

A curatorial essay by Sandeep Biswas provides a rich context for understanding Olwe’s work and commitment to photography and social justice.

VASA wishes to welcome Sandeep Biwas to our international curatorial team.

On VASA Exhibitions:

VASA Exhibitions over the years have provided a platform for individual and group exhibitions, collaborative exhibitions with various organizations and galleries and exhibitions that follow a particular theme or inquiry such as “Where Do We Go Now” curated by Rui Cepeda and the “Kharkiv School of Photography: Soviet Censorship to New Aesthetics” curated by Igor Manko.

VASA Exhibitions are international and multicultural. The curatorial team has strived to present work that not only represents the photographers but also the social, historical and cultural. As an online international project, VASA works to engage various digital tools. Video, as an example, not only offers the potential for the presentation of works, it provides the opportunity and framework for the voice of the author to be seen and heard. Through image, text, sound and animation, VASA works to expand the exhibition paradigm and provide a rich experience for the viewer (as well as the author).

VASA Exhibitions provides a viewing and research environment by archiving all of the exhibitions in their entirety. For example, the viewer may view a 2009 exhibition as it was presented and not just traces of its existence.

VASA Exhibitions (a program in VASA) includes images, videos and sound works.