Exhibition from july 7 to 21 2025
Opening on 7 july 2025
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Bonita’s story is a powerful and multi-layered one, deeply intertwined with personal, familial, and societal dynamics. Growing up in a village like Pali in Rajasthan, where rigid class and caste+veil systems prevail, her journey of gender transition becomes not just about individual identity but also about challenging foundations of deeply patriarchal societies, long-standing traditions and cultural norms.
This work was selected as the winning single image of the sixth edition of OpenWalls Spotlight, a collaboration with the British Journal of Photography, WePresent, and Galerie Huit Arles.
About the artiste :
Akanksha Pandey is a documentary photographer and visual journalist based in India.
Currently, Pandey is pursuing Photo Media Studies at Pathshala South Asia Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh. With a background in Fashion and management, Pandey has worked as the Senior Fashion Editor for Verve Magazine India, and as a Fashion Journalist for Harper’s Bazaar India.
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