Nandini Valli: Works
Nandini Valli (Indian), Disillusioned 1, 2003, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 76 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Effervescent 1, 2003, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 76 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Frozen, 2006, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 91 x 86 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Reassurance 1, 2006, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 76 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Seated 1, 2006, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 79 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), The Arrival 1, 2006, from the series Definitive Reincarnate, inkjet print on archival paper, 76 x 76 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Installation view, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, from the series Definitive Reincarnate. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Installation view, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai, from the series Definitive Reincarnate. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Modern Teacher, 2008, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Shiva, 2008, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Hanuman, 2010, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Saraswati 1, 2008, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Soldier 1, 2010, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Spaceman, 2010, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Teacher, 2008, from the series Remembering to Forget, inkjet print on archival paper, 53 x 41 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Installation view, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, from the series Remembering to Forget. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Installation view, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, from the series Remembering to Forget. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Installation view, Vadehra Gallery, New Delhi, from the series Remembering to Forget. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Nandini, 2009, inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Amudha, 2009, from the series Hair, inkjet print on archival paper, 41 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Madhu, 2009, from the series Hair, inkjet print on archival paper, 41 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Meghana, 2009, from the series Hair, inkjet print on archival paper, 41 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Shakthi, 2009, from the series Hair, inkjet print on archival paper, 41 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli (Indian), Shanthi, 2009, from the series Hair, inkjet print on archival paper, 41 x 31 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai © 2011 Nandini Valli
Nandini Valli: Video
Nandini Valli: Jury Statement
One of the less historicized, recently celebrated strains in Indian photography is the performative photograph. Nandini Valli Muthiah has rapidly emerged as one of its foremost exponents. Nandini draws upon a long, established tradition in Indian popular art, the hyperrealist painted calendar poster of the gods. It is a widely recognized style, one that incorporates traditional painting and the painted photograph within a “mythologized” space. The element of subversion lies in the way in which the heroic figure is represented within normal or “modern” environments. A blue-bodied god in a hotel room, or young girls masquerading as Indira Gandhi at a fancy dress show, are comments on India’s perception of the heroic as much as on middle-class aspirations. Nandini Valli Muthiah approaches photography much like a cinema auteur, constructing every aspect of her frame. Her work shows a mature and ironic understanding of a shifting aesthetic field and value system in an increasingly globalizing India.
Nandini Valli: Bio
Nandini Valli (born 1976). Indian
Born in 1976, Nandini Valli was raised in Chennai, India, where she continues to live. She completed several degrees before entering the field of photography. After an 18-month apprenticeship with a leading commercial photographer in Chennai, Nandini decided to pursue a B.A. Honours in Photography from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth, UK (now known as The Arts University College at Bournemouth). This is where she realized she was more suited to producing art photography as opposed to commercial photography. Her works have been influenced by photographers as diverse as Gregory Crewdson, Tina Barney, Jonathan Torgovnik, Raja Deen Dayal, and Bourne & Shepard. Valli has been showing her work publicly since 2007 and is currently represented by Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai, India.
