First Shows of the Exhibition
After the opening of the exhibition Mapping Cultures in Kota in October 2023, Elizabeth Simson's photographs of rural Rajasthan and Gujarat were shown at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Jodhpur on the 6th of February, 2024.
The exhibition then moved to the village of Borunda (Dist. Jodhpur) where Elizabeth had been based each winter in the 1980's and the 1990's. Thanks are due to Mahendra Detha and Shri Sabai Mahila Shikshan Sansthan for hosting it.
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Some of the artisans in the photographs on display in the exhibition were able to visit on Friday 9th February, 2024, like this dyer who spotted his younger self.
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The potter's grandchildren, who are still potters, were keen to show the photograph to their grandfather and went to fetch him.
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A selection of Elizabeth's photographs was in the Arna Jharna Desert Museum near Jodhpur in March and April 2024 by invitation of Kuldeep Kothari.
The full collection was at the Indian Institute of Craft and Design (IICD) in Jaipur from 1st to 30th September, 2024. From IICD it went to Khamir near Bhuj in Gujarat. The exhibition at Khamir was open from 11th November to 12th December, 2024. It was at Satya Art Gallery, Navjivan Trust, Ahmedabad from 19th - 25th January, 2026.
The series culminated with a book launch at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi on 19th February, 2026. The book was released by Malvika Singh (author and publisher of Seminar Magazine) and Rima Hooja (archaeologist, historian and family friend of Elizabeth Simson who wrote the Preface to the book). The book was designed by Muskan Gill and Madan Meena. The book launch was followed by the exhibition from 20th - 22nd February.
Glimpse of Elizabeth Simson Exhibition at IICD
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Galleries
Exhibition in Ahmedabad - 19 - 25 Jan 2026
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