Nature Morte is pleased to present a new body of work by the well-known photographer Dayanita Singh. Based in New Delhi, Ms. Singh has developed an international reputation as one of the most accomplished and astute photographers of her generation. This, her third solo exhibition with Nature Morte in New Delhi, is the first show in India of her color photographs.

Entitled "Blue Book," this body of work presents images of industrial landscapes shot across India. The photographer explores the color blue as it is found during different times of day, investigating the possibilities of color film in the traditional sense, without the aid of digital photography or computer manipulations.

We are also very proud to announce that Dayanita Singh has been awarded the Prince Claus award for 2008 by the government of The Netherlands. "Dayanita Singh is awarded for the outstanding quality of her images, for providing a complex and well-articulated view of contemporary India, and for introducing a new aesthetic into Indian photography."
http://www.princeclausfund.org/nl/what_we_do/awards/PrinceClausAwardDayanitaSingh.shtml

Dayanita's "Sent a Letter," published by Steidl, has been judged one of the ten best photobooks of 2008 by Photoeye and its jury of photo-world luminaries. The set of seven books in a slip case is available at Nature Morte for Rs 3000.
http://www/photoeye.com/magazine/bestof2008/2/

"Let You Go," Dayanita's exhibition which inaugurated Nature Morte's new space in Berlin on November 20th, 2008 has been judged one of the ten best shows of 2008 by Art Asia Pacific's Almanac for 2009.
http://www.aapmag.com