PHOTOINK is pleased to present ‘Flashback’, an exhibition of black-and-white photographs by Ketaki Sheth. Drawn from her journeys in the film worlds of Bombay and Madras between 1985 and 1993, the series peels back the curtain on the enigmatic Indian movie set. Sheth’s photographs of both young actors and movie stars, aspiring extras and skilled crewmen, quietly unwrap the spectacular trappings of show business and fame. A mix of fly on the wall observation of filmmaking and portraiture, the photographs give the fantasy of the silver screen a tangible, human heft.
Weaving a way through the many faces, moods and rhythms that constitute a movie set, Sheth’s album gifts her viewers with new angles from which to imagine and remember their favourite films. Glittering dances, hurried prep, moments of levity, deep focus, even fleeting bouts of rest—the photographs compose a nostalgic record of two industries, as they once were. Together, they form a tribute to the passion and people who underlie the magic of cinema.
