Delhi Photo Exhibition for Irish Film-maker
Marc-Ivan O'Gorman, Irish film maker and visual artist, presents an exhibition of images from Dublin and Delhi entitled 'Long Shots and Cutaways' at The Mint Gallery, New Delhi from Tuesday February 4th to 9th.
Marc-Ivan has recently divided his time between the Irish and Indian capitals; he was struck by the commonality of the urban experience regardless of line of longitude; the traffic, the construction, the advertising, the mass transit, and various roadside phenomena. Though culturally very different, both countries share a British colonial past and booming global economic future. Marc-Ivan's film-making background reflects in how he juxtaposes the imagery from both places, highlighting the similarities and contrasts in the two environments.
Marc-Ivan has an enduring fascination with Asia, his feature film, 'Black Magic', which received a worldwide DVD release last year, was shot in Thailand. (For more information log onto www.cleverality.com)
The exhibition 'Long Shots and Cutaways'
is on view from 4th until 9th February 2008 from 11 am to 7pm at The Mint Gallery E-3 West Wing, Defence Colony, Ring Road, New Delhi 110024. Telephone: +91 11 24334494 / 95. Email: info@themint.in. wwwthemint.ie
Marc-Ivan is currently in India on an Arts Council of Ireland travel and mobility bursary.