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Mona Singh

Silent Circus

Silent Circus is a long term photographic project documenting travelling circuses across India as they slowly fade from public life. It observes performers who continue to work with skill and risk despite shrinking audiences and asks what it means to keep performing when few are watching.

Awards

Art of Storytelling Contest

2025

Bronze

Cultures and Traditions

Non Professional

Silent Circus

Silent Circus is a long term photographic project documenting travelling circuses across India as they slowly fade from public life. It observes performers who continue to work with skill and risk despite shrinking audiences and asks what it means to keep performing when few are watching.

About Artist

Mona Singh

Mona Singh, a contemporary Indian artist, whose photographs have a poetic reflection of the sights and sounds she encounters on her journey. Her images possess a powerful and untamed symbolic charge, drawing the viewer into the intricate web of emotions that define her subjects' lives. She doesn't merely document the feelings of those who cross her path; she immerses herself in their stories finding reflections of her own experiences in their faces and gestures. Her lens captures more than just scenes..it captures the very essence of human emotions. She thrives on the heartbeat of the streets finding profound beauty in the candid and unexpected moments that unfold before her. Mona’s photographic journey is one of self-discovery and connection, as she weaves her own emotions into the narratives of her subjects. Photography is not just a passion for her; it's a life-transforming experience. It's the medium through which she communicates, expresses herself, and connects with the world. The camera is an extension of her being, a tool she uses to speak a universal language of emotions. She sees the world as a large canvas where each day she paints a new story with her camera. When you look at her work you're transported to a world where reality blurs with the imaginary. Her photographs challenge the viewer to question whether they capture something real or exist only in the realm of dreams. It is in this ambiguity that she finds her true artistic expression, where emotion and experimentation intertwine, giving birth to unique visual stories that captivate and inspire. Her ability to unearth the profound in the ordinary, to paint emotions with her lens, and to blur the lines between reality and imagination sets her apart. She is not just a photographer; she is a storyteller, an artist, and a wanderer on a quest to capture the essence of the human experience.

Photographic Areas of Focus

People, Portrait, Street

Location

India

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