A research project and publication. The project is based on the ethnography of living rooms in Syrian Christian families in Central Travancore locating the genealogy of the family history through the aesthetics of the photograph. In 2015, I visited several Syrian Christian houses from the area and photographed their living rooms. Most houses had a peculiar yet common feature adorning their walls- the family photo. I argue that orchestrated family photos become an ‘event’ that creates a distinct memory in the becoming of a family. If you wish to read the full chapter, please email me @pooja sagar.
The chapter was published in the book: Photography in India, from archives to contemporary practice, edited by Chinar Shah and Aileen Blaney, published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.
