Vasantha Yogananthan - Photographs London Tuesday, November 23, 2021 | Phillips

Photographs

London Auction 23 November 2021

  • Provenance

    Donated by the artist

  • Catalogue Essay

    Shot by Vasantha Yogananthan in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India, this photograph is from the acclaimed series A Myth of Two Souls. Inspired by the Ramayana, an epic poem from Hindu mythology, this body of work chronicles seven years of travel around India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Drawing inspiration from the imagery associated with the Ramayana and its pervasiveness in everyday Indian life, the seven-book project, A Myth of Two Souls, mixes daily life with staged pictures, combining a wide range of techniques, including hand-painted photography and collages.

    French photographer Vasantha Yogananthan (b.1985) is the winner of several awards, notably the ICP Infinity Award as Emerging Photographer of the Year in 2017, Prix Camera Clara, one of 20 Foam Talents and Rencontres d’Arles Photo Text Book Award. He is the 2019 Laureate of Immersion by the Fondation d’entreprise Hermes and has a forthcoming show at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson (2023). His work is in the collection of the V&A in London, Foam in Amsterdam and the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, to name a few.

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Vasantha Yogananthan

Cricket Match from A Myth of Two Souls

2013
Archival pigment print, mounted.
40 x 49.5 cm (15 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/5 in ink on a gallery label accompanying the work.

Estimate
£1,000 - 2,000 ♠

Sold for £2,016

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London Auction 23 November 2021