Join us for an evening where myth, memory and photography come together.
Maison D’Art, Banjara opens its doors with SHIVA BLUES, an exhibition by French fine art photographer Anne Garde.
Shot on the roads of North India and transformed through a unique chemical process, these images turn human skin blue, echoing Shiva Neelkanta, the blue-throated god, and blur the line between the divine and the everyday.
In association with Imli Sarai
🍷 Wine and canapés by Imli Sarai
📅 Inauguration: Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Maison D’Art, Banjara (Ashiana – Imli Sarai complex)
📞 RSVP: 7013547487
🖼Public viewing till 3rd February, 2026
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Maison D’Art, Banjara
About the Exhibition
“Shiva Blues” is a personal vision born from the vibrant roads of North India, where every human encounter becomes a treasure. Anne Garde’s lens captured the essence of Rajasthan’s sandy hot roads, immortalizing men and women akin to divine beings Through the lens of a Hasselblad camera, loaded with 120-6X6 analogic film, Anne creates a unique process. She delved into the films into special chemical baths, that revealed an inverted vision, and surreal colors, transforming the human skin into a blue colour.
This captivating exploration intertwines with the myth of Shiva and the Blue Throat, “Neelkanta.”
Anne explores Hindu mythology, uncovering the profound symbolism within Shiva’s tale. Anne realized how Shiva’s selfless act of consuming the Halahala poison and Parvati’s intervention portrayed a delicate balance between destruction and preservation, a harmonious resolution emerging from conflicting forces, illustrating the intricate equilibrium essential for universal balance.
Through this legend, Anne’s lens shows vibrant photographs where today the oppressed people converge, residing under apocalyptic skies or improbable places. Her photography defies reality, inviting us into a more vivid, complex world. In this photographic odyssey, Anne Garde doesn’t merely play with imagery, she redefines it, unveiling hidden layers that transcend time and perception. The reversal process from positive to negative reveals a plurichromatic artistic realm, evoking reflection and meditation, unlocking the image’s secrets.
About the Artist
A graduate of the Sorbonne and the École du Louvre, Anne Garde is a photographer, traveller, and storyteller whose analogue practice probes the boundary between seen and unseen. A recipient of the Villa Medici Hors les Murs grant for Salon Indien, she continues to explore cultural intersections with sensitivity and curiosity. Her images—described by critic Michel Nuridsany as bearing “a somnambulistic truth”—invite viewers into a space of reflection and wonder.
