The Chennai Photo Biennale has become one of the more important arts festivals in India and remains the only photography biennale in the country. The 2nd edition of the Biennale in 2019 expanded the scope of what was possible with excellent venues, international photographers and a series of skill building workshops. After the success of the first two editions, the organisers had to not only match expectations, but also had to work around the covid pandemic.
In part 1 of this conversation, my guests today are Gayatri Nair, Shuchi Kapoor and Varun Gupta, the core team behind CPB. As they gear up for the 3rd edition of the Biennale, they sit down with me to talk about this edition’s theme, what kind of work we can expect to see and their plans for photography scene in Chennai.
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CREDITS
Guest:
Gayatri Nair (Director Education and Operations, CPB)
Shuchi Kapoor (Director - Community Engagement, Programs and Partnerships, CPB)
Varun Gupta (Biennale Director, CPB)
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Hosted by
B.R.S.Sreenag, Sreenag Pictures
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Post-production:
Thangaraj
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Production:
Abdul Jeelani & GS Mohan
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Location Courtesy
Shreya Nagarajan Singh | Arts Development Consultancy
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Music:
Aashray Harishankar, Escapist Music
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Everything Comes Together is a podcast produced by Sreenag Pictures. On the show, you'll see interviews with people from the broader architecture, photography and design communities. They talk about their lives, challenges they overcame and the incidents along the way that made them who they are today. But every once in a while, Sreenag speaks with guests about Just One Thing.