Conversation with Waswo X Waswo
with Tenzin Gopal
Waswo X Waswo is an American Artist currently residing in
Udaipur, India where is settled and does his practices. His practices includes writing, Photographs and adopting printing techniques and Rajasthani miniature paintings in his works.
Udaipur, India where is settled and does his practices. His practices includes writing, Photographs and adopting printing techniques and Rajasthani miniature paintings in his works.
Quotes used by the Artist
1. I have found beauty in that which you think is ugly, and ugliness in that which you think is beautiful.
2. I have looked with pleasure over landscapes peopled with impoverished farmers.
3. I have led you to believe the language that I speak is more powerful than your own.
4. I have imagined you've looked at my white skin with envy.
5. I have looked at your brown skin with lust.
Involves the Artist speaking about his life in the US, i feel fortunate to have Waswo share his stories of his family and home town. The narratives shared allows us to imagine and understand how he was introduced to photography and printing. At the time Waswo started working in a production center where he got introduced to Print making, Screen printing to be specific. The time spent in this production center helps him to overcome his addictions and explore this media.
- with Ganpat Mali
work by Waswo X Waswo
He was also introduced to photography from a friend, who handed him a camera and tells Waswo that
Photography will open up his road and will allow him to travel all around the world.
Waswo tries his best to understand this new media. It took him a while to get a grip of the new instrument, while at it, he also looks into the kind of expression he wanted to capture though lens. His family members had always been supportive of his choice as an Artist, but like any other parents they were concerned about how Waswo would sustain himself in this Artist lifestyle.
He also mentions how he got connected to India, through his father who was in the army based in India at that time. The photobook from his father had many visuals from India, hence triggering the young Waswo's curiosity about the country...
Remember to listen through the part one
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