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Qafila
- 1. mera qafilaA book by Rutvi Sheth mycaravan
- 2. Introduction 3 Noir 5 Nazar 9 Andekha 11 Laal 13 Patang 15 Home 18 Afreen 21 Neela Ambar 23 Jallianwala Bagh 25 Azaadi 27 Hamin Asto 29 Manzar 31 Qafila 33 Mera Qafila, literally translates into My Caravan. That’s what this is! My little book of adventures. ‘Everyone has the same eyes, but no one has the same view’, they say. When I walk around cities, I stop and take pictures of everything that amuses me. I like to capture moments in their essence. Therefore, I decided to compile my favourite moments and take you aboard my caravan. I hope you smile by the time you reach the last page of this book. Introduction Index noir | 3
- 3. Noir Capturing moments in black and white helps me see things in their purest essence, and that’s what I love about it; noir enables me to visualize the source of light. Noir helps me see the subject clearly, and gauge on what is visible to the naked eye. I think of it in a deeper and spiritual sense. Noir resonates with calmness. It gives me clarity to identify tones of the picture. noir | 54
- 4. noir | 7
- 5. NazarI see art in people seeing art. The way they observe and the way their body reacts to artwork intrigues me. Even in the most unlikely of places, I try and find aesthetic. sight | 9
- 6. W Andekha Sometimes, we tend to ignore the simplicities of life in the rush of this complex lifestyles . I like to leave fifteen minutes early for my journeys and stop. Stop to see what’s being unseen. Stop the capture the moment. Hi, I’m Rutvi. I have divided this book into two halves. One half shows noir as a running theme and the other half shows surrealism through vivid colours. Kind-of like my personality. I am tough to be with. Sometimes I am introspective, sometimes I am stupid, sometimes I am sociable, sometimes I am reserved, and sometimes I am out-going. It’s tough to understand me. Maybe these pictures are art. Maybe Qafila is art. Maybe I am art. Who can decide boundaries of art anyway? unseen | 11
- 8. PatangIf you ever come to my hometown, Ahmedabad, January 14 should fall in your itinerary. My love for festivals soars as high as kites. When I clicked these pictures, I had a strange affection towards these kites. I think kites are similes for children. People often hold them above everyone’s head to protect them and let them lose on the very next day. kite ||15
- 9. neon | 17
- 10. 18 | home
- 12. Neela Ambar blue sky | 23
- 14. No matter where I was born or where I live, my heart will always reside in the Himalayas. The mountains, no matter how caged by tumult and politics, will always be a place where I can be free. Azaadi freedom | 27
- 15. gar firdaus bar-rue zamin ast, hami asto, hamin asto, hamin asto “If there is heaven on earth somewhere, it is here, it is here, it is here.” Hamin Asto amir khusro | 29
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- 18. यहाँसेबहुतदूर,ग़लतऔरसहीकेपार एक मैदान हैे... Mera Qafila, or ‘My Caravan’, is my exploration with the beauty, colours, and wondrous sights around me. It is an attempt to capture and immortalize some of the most precious locations and views I have seen. Drifting through noir, urban, earthly, and surreal themes, ‘Mera Qafila’ promises to take you on an adventure of dazzling charms. Rutvi Sheth considers herself free, not an artist. She considers herself liberated, unbound from cultures and societies, as although both of these helped make her, she believes art is discovered in a place free from wrongdoings and rightdoings. One can often find her posing in uncomfortable angles trying to find the perfect shot. This is her first photobook. F I R S T E D I T I O N I’ll meet you there