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Abul Kalam Azad (born 24 September 1964) is a noted contemporary Indian photographer.〔Exploring every angle, Priyadarsshini Sharma, The Hindu, 16 June 2006〕〔Addressing Gandhi, SAHMAT, New Delhi, 1995, Page 109〕〔Gift for India, SAHMAT, New Delhi, 1997〕 Abul's photographic works are predominantly autobiographical and expose the areas of politics, culture, contemporary history, gender and eroticism. His works attempts a re-reading of contemporary Indian history - the history in which ordinary people are absent and mainly provided by beautiful images and icons. Abul's works makes an active intervention in the common illustrative discourse of this history. Using the same tool, photography, that chisels history out of a block of ‘real’ human experiences, Abul makes a parody of it. 'Overall, the corpus of Azad’s work can be seen to have a thrust towards an archive of local micro-history at the level of personal memory and in that sense, his works add up to a kind of social anthropology of his land and its people, though not necessarily in the line of tradition of the objective documentary'.〔Abul Kalam Azad photography, Prof. R. Nandakumar, HoD Visual arts, IGNCA〕 Abul Kalam Azad is the visionary behind EtP (Ekalokam Trust for Photography), a Trust dedicated to preserving and promoting contemporary Photography. He is also the Director of Project 365,〔()〕〔()〕 a public photo art project that collectively creates and preserves photographic visuals of the fast changing culture and lifestyle of ancient Tamilakam. == Biography == Abul was born Kerala (24 September 1964) to a migrant family from Tamil Nadu and was brought up in Mattancherry, the historical heart of Kochi. Abul's talents as a photographer was evident from childhood and he joined as an apprentice in a hometown studio to develop his skills. During the 1980s he set up 'Zen studio' at Mattancherry and started working with many prominent news agencies, newspapers, and in periodicals in India and Abroad. He moved to Delhi in the year 1990 and worked as a photo-journalist with (Press Trust of India ) (1990-1996), New Delhi Bureau. During this time he traveled for further studies to Europe. He was supported by various scholarships, one of which was granted to him by the (French Government ). He also received a (Charles Wallace Award ) (fellowship 1995), UK. He left the promising photo-journalist career to follow his passion 'art photography'. His first exhibition 'Frontier People' was held at Kerala Kaladeepam in the year 1994. His first National level exhibition 'Violence Undone' was held in Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi in the year 1996. Since then, Abul's work has been exhibited widely in India and Abroad. Coming back to his native Mattancherry in the year 2000, he set up Mattancherry's first art studio 'Mayalokam' in the inspiring labyrinth of the ancient warehouses, between the Bazaar Road and the Harbour front. Soon, Mayalokam studio became a cultural hub for locals, national and international artists / enthusiasts from various discipline. Eventually, Mayalokam became Mayalokam Art Collective to include other artists - Emma Burke-gaffney, (Gayatri Gamuz ) and Anand Felix Scaria. The collective space comprised Mayalokam studio, Lila gallery, Masala company design store and Badal, an alternate shop. Art Exhibitions and Free music (interactive music concert between locals and professional musicians) took place on a regular basis.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exploring every angle )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Hindu : Cultures merge across the backwaters )〕 In the year 2001, 'Encounter', Kochi's first contemporary art festival was initiated by Abul Kalam Azad, Anoop Skaria and Anand Skaria. The festival took place at Mayalokam Art collective and (Kashi art cafe ). Prominent artists and academicians like Ajayan Namboothri, Jose Manuel Val, Bawa Chelladurai, Suresh Jayaram, (Vivek Vilasini ), Dr. Rajan Gurukal took part in the fortnight long art festival which included film screenings, book reading sessions, plays, art exhibitions and seminars.〔The first 'Encounter', Anand Haridas, The Hindu, 16 August 2001〕〔'Encounter with realities, Anand Haridas, The Hindu〕〔Anand Haridas, The rest of Encounter, The Hindu〕〔Shades of Silence, Anand Haridas, The Hindu〕 Mayalokam Art collective was officially dissolved in the year 2005 and Abul's Mayalokam studio continued in the same building till 2010. Abul Kalam Azad moved to Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu in the year 2010. In the year 2013 Abul formed 'Ekalokam Trust for Photography' registered at Tiruvannamalai that archives, protects and promotes contemporary photography and other relevant art forms. ETP organises photography projects, annual artists gathering, interacts with local artisans, creates public art etc., ETP has set-up Kalai illam, a Tiruvannamalai's first ever dedicated space for contemporary art. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abul Kalam Azad (photographer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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