A portrait of a leopard by Badiani titled Focus

With the privilege to travel across and outside India came experiences, places and moments that caught the attention of his camera. Between music and photography, what about these two artistic mediums drew him? “All art is connected. The [sensibilities of] structure and composition that go into a photograph are the same that go into mixing a piece of music,” Balaporia notes. He believes that there is a right moment to capture a photograph with the lighting, subject and one’s readiness concurring or else, it is not meant to be. “You have one stab at it, and you’ve got to grab it,” Balaporia tells us with a rockstar-like determination.

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Nearly 45 artworks between the two mediums tell a story of the outside world. Moody stills of landscapes and horses by Balaporia, and animal portraits by Badiani on opposite sides of the room reintroduce you to nature. Balaporia’s stills are taken across locations including Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch, Bhutan, the Amazon rainforest, Siberia, Nagaland, Manipur, and a few taken in Kashmir specifically for the show. Detailing the story behind one photograph of a horse, he shares that the shot was taken after a steep climb to Tiger’s Nest or Paro Taktsang in Bhutan. He continues, “The horse was tired, so it was left alone to rest. The time was also before sunrise so I felt it was a good and white shopportunity for a black ot.” 

Badiani taps into the soul and emotion of fauna through a skilled embodiment of the eyes and facial features. It’s almost hard to differentiate between a photograph and a painting, which is a testament to Badiani’s mastery of the tool which she took up only a year ago.

Till February 26; 11 am to 7 pm 
At Durbar Hall, Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Town Hall, Horniman Circle. 
Free