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  2. Soumya Sankar Bose (b. 1990, Midnapore, India) is a Kolkata-based artist whose practice spans photography, film, alternative archives, and artist books. Through the reconstruction of archival materials and oral histories, Bose creates a hybrid narrative framework that intertwines extensive research with deep engagement with local communities, including his own family history. His work shines a light on subaltern experiences in post-Partition India, highlighting the resilience of marginalized voices. By blending fiction and reality with social science theory, Bose explores complex terrains of memory, desire, vulnerability, and identity, crafting a bold dialogue between the past and present.

    Represented by:

    Experimenter Gallery, Kolkata, India.

    Portfolio & Installation view : Link


    Awards & Fellowships :

    2025- The Kemmler Foundation Investigation Grant.
    2024- Artistic chair at The Beaux-Arts Nantes Saint-Nazaire, le lieu unique, the city of Nantes and the Institut d'études avancées, France.
    2023- The Louis Roederer Discovery Public Award, Rencontres d'Arles, France.
    2023- Hello Magazine India Art Award.
    2021- Shortlisted for the Lucie Photo Book prize .
    2020- PHmuseum’s Best Photobooks of the year .
    2020- Shortlisted for the Paris Photo - Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award .
    2020- The Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art's Amol Vadehra Art Grant .
    2020- The Agroecology Fund in collaboration with Magnum Foundation .
    2019- Goethe-Insitut / Max Mueller Bhavan's Five Million Incidents .
    2019- World Press Photo's Joop Swart Masterclass . 
    2019- India foundation for the Arts' Photo Book grant .
    2018- Magnum Foundation & Henry Luce Foundation's Migration & Relegion grant  .
    2017- Magnum Foundation's Photography and Social Justice Fellowship .
    2014 & 17- India foundation for the Arts grant under the Arts Practice Programme .
    2014- The Toto Emerging Photographer of the Year .

    Selected Solo Exhibitions :

    2024- Delfina Foundation, London, UK,  curated by Erin Li. *
    2023- Experimenter Colaba, Mumbai, India, Mumbai Gallery Weekend. *
    2021- Experimenter Outpost, Sunderbans, India .*
    2021- Experimenter ballygunge place, India .*
    2019- Experimenter Outpost, Kolkata, India .*
    2018- Experimenter, Kolkata, India .*
    2016- Chitrabani, Kolkata, India.*
    2016- Goethe-Institut,Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata,India.* 

    Selected Group Exhibitions :

    2025-  SOAS Gallery, University of London. curated by Salima Hashmi and Manmeet K. Walia.
    2025-  Le lieu unique, Nantes, France, curate by Patricia Buck.
    2024- Centre de la photographie Genève, Switzerland, Curated by Danaé Panchaud.
    2023- Magazzino delle Idee, Trieste, Italy curated by Filippo Maggia.
    2023- Belfast Photo Festival, United Kingdom.
    2023- The Rencontres d'Arles (France) curated by Tanvi Mishra. 
    2023- Ishara Art Foundation (Dubai) curated by Sandhini Poddar & Sabih Ahmed.
    2022- Brooklyn Bridge Park – Emily Warren Roebling Plaza, New York, USA.
    2022- Baxter St at CCNY, New York, USA.
    2019- CultureHub, New York, USA .
    2018- Photo Kathmandu, Nepal .
    2018- Houston Center For Photography, Houston,Texas .
    2018- SepiaEYE,New York City, NY .
    2015- Delhi Photo Festival, Delhi,India. 
    2015- Goa Photo, Goa, India.

    Selected Collections :

    Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai | Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Delhi | Royal Ontario Museum, Ontario | Les Rencontres d’Arles, Arles | Duncan Aviation, USA |

    Selected Interviews : 

    This Cup of Spilt Memory : Link
    (Dis)Embarking Across Time : Link
    Farming Images: The Documentary Practice of Soumya Sankar Bose : Link

    Selected Clients :

    Le Monde | HSBC Bank | Bloomberg Businessweek | 
    The Neue Zürcher Zeitung | Acumen | Financial Times | 

    Selected Residences  :

    2022- Delfina Foundation/London, UK.
    2022- Prohelvetia/Zurich, Switzerland.

     Selected Workshops/ Lectures :

    Guest Lecture and Workshops (12 session) at Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, France. 
    Workshops at The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in collaboration with Photo South Asia.


    Publications :

    A Discreet exit through darkness
    Kolkata: self-published (Red Turtle Photobook), 2025. ISBN 978-81-976080-1-8. Edition of 500 copies.
    Let's sing an old song 
    Kolkata: self-published (Red Turtle Photobook), 2021. ISBN 978-1-5136-8884-8. Edition of 500 copies.
    Where the Birds Never Sing  (English version)
    Kolkata: self-published (Red Turtle Photobook), 2020. ISBN 978-1-5136-6415-6. Edition of 600 copies.
    Where The Birds never sing  (Bengali Version)
    Kolkata: (Mandas,India), 2024. ISBN 978-93950-65450. Edition of 500 copies.

    Selected Reviews & Critics : 
     
    The New York Times | ArtReview Asia | Platform | Wired  | Granta | British Journal of Photography |
    Indian Express | Better Photography | BBC Online | Mint Lounge | Condé Nast | Art Monthly UK |
    The Huffington Post | The Caravan | Harmony | Cosmopolitan | Scroll.in | Times of India |


     

    Selected Online Talks :

    In conversation with Ranu Roychoudhuri, a scholar of modern and contemporary art in South Asia.
    : https://vimeo.com/842436869

    In conversation with Sarah Meister, Curator of Museum of Modern Art.
    : https://youtu.be/QoFI_H0JQZU

    In conversation with Sabih Ahemed, creative Head of Ishara Art Foundation (Dubai).
    : https://vimeo.com/487559645