The Indian Coffee House © Ishan Tankha/Blindboys.org 2010

 

Sophie the Burkha Rapper © Ruhani Kaur/Blindboys.org 2010 

Queer family in Bangalore © Akshay Mahajan/Blindboys.org 2010

BLINDBOYS  WIDEYED

 

BLINDBOYS WIDEYED was an experimental collaboration between two young photography collectives: Blindboys in South Asia, and North East England based Wideyed.

BLINDBOYS WIDEYED consisted of an exhibition at 67B Westgate Road and a site specific intervention in the auditorium of The Mining Institute, which both ran from 12th - 25th March 2010 in Newcastle upon Tyne. A third intervention - billboard piece 'Where are you going Mr Mahajan?' on Forth Lane - was in place from 12th March - 10th April 2010.

The two collectives discovered each other on the online, made contact and used the internet to exchange work. But while each have a web presence - and Blindboys' site is an online magazine showcasing South Asian photography - both collectives share a commitment to print exhibitions.

"Blindboys are driven to see and show Asian photography in a new light." 

And with an exhibition and two interventions, Wideyed was able to present the work of:

Ruhani Kaur

Lenskap

Akshay Mahajan

Ishan Tankha

with     Louise Taylor

Richard Glynn

Lucy Carolan

DATES: 12th March - 10th April 2010

VENUES: 

  • 67B Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG
  • The Mining Institute, Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SE
  • Forth Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5HX

For more information about the BLINDBOYS WIDEYED collaboration, see here, here, here and here, and visit our blog.