Parthiv Shah

Parthiv Shah
Rishikesh
Born Burhanpur,
Madhya Pradesh, India
Nationality India
Known for Designer, photographer, Curator, film maker
Awards

2011–12: Indian Fellow

2009: Senior fellowship by Ministry of Culture, Government of India

1998: Charles Wallace fellowship, UK

Parthiv Shah is an alumnus of the National Institute of Design, India, the University of California, Davis and visiting scholar at the SOAS, London University. Parthiv is a photographer, film maker and a graphic designer. He has made several documentary films, curated exhibitions and has several photo-books[1] to his credit. Growing up in a family of artists and through his own professional training, he brings an interesting intersection of art, photography and design to his work.

He is founder–director of Centre for Media and Alternative Communication (CMAC). Parthiv has been particularly interested and engaged in working on the issue of image perception and representation. His visual journeys have led him into working with communities which are finding a mainstream voice and identity. Presently, he is also advising as creative consultant at Prasar Bharati for re branding of prime time at Doordarshan and All India Radio

Early life

Parthiv Shah was born on 16 May in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.Influenced greatly by his father, Haku Shah, an eminent Indian artist, cultural anthropologist, and an author of international repute on folk and tribal art and culture. Parthiv developed an inclination towards photography, art and image perception in the creative ambiance of his own home and decided to further pursue his interest.

Career

He started his career in 1986 as film intern for a six-part film series The Ring of Truth, Public Broadcasting Associates, Cambridge, MASS, USA. In 1986 he became Associate Animator, Al Jarnow Studios, North Port, NY, USA. In 1988 he worked as Associate Director for Video series "Design and the Designer" Client: UNESCO, Producer: NID, Ahmedabad. In 1988 he was 'Associate Producer-India' for episode and film series State of the World, Public Broadcasting Service, USA. In 1989 he switched over as Film Executive Independent Television Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi. In 1991 he worked as Production Visualizer: PTI-TV, New Delhi. Currently, he has been visiting faculty at National School of Drama (NSD) and National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and National Institute of Design (NID). In 2003 he was Creative Producer-India for the film series World in Balance, Public Broadcasting Service, (WGBH), USA. He founded CMAC (Centre For Media & Alternative Communication) in 1999 and currently heads the organisation.

Awards, Accolades & Associations

Photography

Photography exhibitions

Tribal Ritual and Folk Myth, Sanskar Kendra, Ahmedabad, India, 1981, Aditi, Festival of India, USA and UK, 1982, Gods of the Byways, Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, UK, 1982, Energy, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, 1983, Form and many forms of mother clay, Crafts Museum, Minge International, India and USA, 1985 and 1986, Pratibimba, Festival of India, Moscow, Russia, 1986, My Land My People, Festival of India, Tashkent, Alma Ata and Moscow Former USSR, 1987–88, The Art of The Adivasis, Festival of India, Tokyo, Kumamoto, Saitama, Hyogo, Japan, 1988, Artist Alert, SAHMAT, New Delhi, India, 1989.

Images and Words, SAHMAT, Traveling exhibition in India, 1990, India Songs, Australian Arts Council, Sydney, Australia, 1993, Tradition and Modernity in India, Aliance Francaise, New Delhi, India, 1993, Postcard for Gandhi, SAHMAT, Six cities in India, 1995, Gift for India, SAHMAT, New Delhi, India, 1997, India Photo Biennale, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, India, 1998, 7 cities of world, La Boca Del Lobo, Madrid, Spain, 1999.

Digital Art Photos, Bilefield and Bonn, Germany, 2000, Figures, Facts, Feelings – A diasporic dialogue, British Council, New Delhi, 2000, Art Folio, Chandigadh, 2001, India Alive, Dresden, Germany, 2001, Working in the mill no more, Max Muller Bhavan, New Delhi, SEWA, Ahmedabad, Trade Union Museum, Amsterdam, 2004–2006, Ways of resisting, SAHMAT, New Delhi, 2005, Chhobi Mela, DRIK, Bangladesh, 2005, Street walking, IHC, New Delhi, 2006, Vision Beyond, Art Indus, New Delhi, India, 2007, Ananya, Bajaj Capital Art House, New Delhi, 2008, Make your own history, SAHMAT, New Delhi, 2008, Satyagrah, South Africa, Spain, 2008, 2009, Chhobi Mela V, DRIK, Bangladesh, 2009, Voices of Dignity, Amnesty International India, New Delhi, 2009, SAHMAT 20, M F Husain Gallery, New Delhi, 2009, PhotoART Asia Expo, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009, Images for change – World Fair Trade Week, Kolkata, India, May 2009.

Photo editor

Photography workshop

Photographs in the collection

Individual collection

Christo, New York, Issye Miyake, Tokyo

Photographs published in

Times of India,'Indian Express', India Magazine, Marg, India Today, Sunday, IGNCA, CII, Lalit Kala Akademi, INTACH, NSD Rep., India International Centre, National School of Drama, Aaga Khan Rural Support Programme, UNESCO, UNICEF, IGNOU,Art India, Tehelka, GQ, Rave, Biblio, Visual arts Journal, India Magazine, Swagat, Marg, India Today, The Hindu, etc.

Designing

Creative Design For Exhibitions

(http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704071704576276491476078706.html#slide/1),

2011, WAC, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Collaborator: Amnesty India

(http://dailybruin.com/2011/10/24/photo_exhibition_art_as_witness_confronts_human_rights_issues/)

Film and video

Two of the films have been selected for RAI film festival

Worked on weekly programmes such as: Suprabhat, Money Matters, Economy Round Up, Focus, Budget Special, Election Special, News and current affairs programmes.

Books

Lectures, Workshops and Presentations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, San Francisco ArtInstitute, University of Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles,Parson School of Design, Rhode Island Institute of Design, The UCLA Center for India and South Asia, Los Angeles, USA (http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/events/showevent.asp?eventid=9069) Gandhi Labour Institute,Ahmedabad, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA),Mussoorie, St. Stephens collage, New Delhi, Jamia Milia Islamia University,Ambedkar University, Delhi University, National Institute of Design, IdiomDesign.

References

  1. ↑ P.p.deshpande (2009). Garment-export Industry of India. APH Publishing. p. 228. ISBN 978-81-313-0464-8. Retrieved 30 March 2011.

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