The AAM AASTHA photographic project is an extension of Charles Fréger’s research into masquerades around the world.

In India, divinities are legion and take on multiple faces. They are embodied in sacred performances held in temples, theaters and streets. Depending on the state and its population, interpretations vary; the photographer thus criss-crossed more than twenty of the country’s states to encounter a diversity of figurations.
AAM AASTHA, whose title refers to these “common devotions”, captures these striking avatars and reveals the masked game of representations, between reinforcement of power and subversion.

See you Tuesday March 14 for a meeting-signing with Charles Fréger from 6pm!

Book available for pre-order and signed shipment after March 14.