Desmond Lazaro b. 1968
Kekee Manzil, 2023
Pigment paint on archival paper
103 x 52 in
261.6 x 132.1 cm
261.6 x 132.1 cm
In this journaling of family and home, Desmond Lazaro has interacted with the Kekoo Gandhy family tree through the retelling of an elegant family portrait taken at Kekee Manzil. In...
In this journaling of family and home, Desmond Lazaro has interacted with the Kekoo Gandhy family tree through the retelling of an elegant family portrait taken at Kekee Manzil.
In his highlighting of Kekoo and his siblings, he contrasts the gentler floral motifs of illuminated manuscripts with the solidity and precision of architectural plans. Brought to the fore are childhood memories and intergenerational dynamics, layered with the myth of the flying carpet which holds the wider unknown of the expanding cosmos.
In his highlighting of Kekoo and his siblings, he contrasts the gentler floral motifs of illuminated manuscripts with the solidity and precision of architectural plans. Brought to the fore are childhood memories and intergenerational dynamics, layered with the myth of the flying carpet which holds the wider unknown of the expanding cosmos.