15th November 2020
Many may have missed the opening of Museo Camera on August 28, 2019, a museum brimming with zeitgeisty objects that bring to life the art and history of photography. Closed during the lockdown, it has opened to minimal footfalls after Covid-proofing itself. Hand-sanitizers are in evidence and physical distancing norms are being subtly monitored.
The museum’s gallery spaces are being used for an exhibition on Lockdown Diaries, which showcases the work of 60 emerging photographers. Quarantined in their private spaces, savouring their solitude, they have collectively documented a rare slice of the challenging times. Many of the streetscapes photographed by them are reminiscent of Robert Adam’s serene and poetic nightscapes.