Experiential and Empirical Sewn Spectrum of Writings - A Workshop with Dilpreet Bhullar
Sun, 05 Jul
|JOJO Library & Bookshop
This workshop foregrounds photographs as cultural texts to actively participate in the construction of meaning, public memory, and historical consciousness.
Time & Location
05 Jul 2026, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
JOJO Library & Bookshop, Kanji Bhuvan, Keluskar Rd N, opposite The Park Club Ltd, Mahim West, Shivaji Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028, India
Guests
About the Event
Particular emphasis is placed on the role of language in mediating photographic meaning, both as a tool for interpretation and contestation. The foundational theoretical texts by key thinkers provide a shared conceptual lattice and critical vocabulary through which participants can interrogate the politics and social life of photographs. Guided reading and structured discussion enable participants to examine how photographic meaning is produced, how images circulate within regimes of representation, and how they are embedded within broader historical and ideological narratives. Participants are encouraged to consider what photographs reveal, but also what they obscure, exclude, and/or normalise. Writing exercises, a part of Experiential and Empirical Sewn Spectrum of Writings, are designed to cultivate precision in description, depth in interpretation, and sensitivity to context.
About Dilpreet Bhullar
As an editor and writer, Dilpreet Bhullar's work lies at the intersection of photography, decolonisation and curation. With an MPhil from the University of Delhi…
