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Description

An abstract study of textures and the play of light

on the walls of my home.

Duration

The project is a culmination of several lazy

afternoons spent at home, since April 2014. It is an

ongoing series.

notes

“There is nothing to photograph here,” is just

another excuse. Look closer. There is always

something to make pictures of.

My Assignment

I made this image

because the protruding

wall and the sharp

shadow it casts reminded

me of a sundial.

T

he idea for this project came

into being when I had to cancel

a photography outing one day,

because it was raining heavily.

My usual reaction to this would

have been to put away the camera.

But since I hadn’t picked up the camera

for several days, I was itching to shoot

something interesting.

This reminded me of a quote by

photographer Robert Adams where he

says, “No place is boring if you’ve had a

Finding inspiration in the walls of his own house, Sarang Naik shoots a

series of black and white abstract images of them.

These Walls of MineThese Walls of Mine

I wanted to

approach a

mundane subject

like walls,

with a fi ne

art aesthetic.

good night’s sleep and have a pocketful of

unexposed fi lm.” So I decided to challenge

myself, and looked around my own house

for inspiration. I was pleasantly surprised

to fi nd the abundance of things that

I could shoot.

Black and white abstract photography has

been a serious obsession of mine. It is a great

tool for creative expression and a way to

interact with my surroundings. The walls of

my house proved to be a perfect subject for

this aesthetic.

I used two exposures

for this image—one for

the lamp and one for

the ceiling which was

much darker.

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aPril 2015

on assignment

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