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Enlightenment from an unlikely envelope: Archives of Adil Jussawala

May 3-June 29, 2025

1/A, Pipewala Building, 4th Pasta Lane, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road Colaba, Mumbai, India

The Guild presents Enlightenment from an Unlikely Envelope: Archives of Adil Jussawalla, curated by Deeptha Achar and Chithra K. S.
Drawing from the archives of the poet and photographer, Adil Jussawalla, this exhibition showcases a small selection of his collection of materials—texts, manuscripts, scrapbooks, notes, lists, photographs, books, newspaper clippings, poems, plants, among other things— that have been shaped by the contours of his personal life. Nevertheless these archival exhibits that offer a glimpse into his individual world also suggest entry points into an historical time. As a young person, Jussawalla could never be found without a camera slung on his shoulder. The show explores the intimate links between his photographic practice, his life in writing, and the milieu that he inhabited.

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