When shadows start speaking to you and telling stories, it becomes impossible to ignore them. One cannot move forward while leaving his shadow behind. The infinite light distorts the shadow, creating a sense of stagnation with no way to return to the finite. I felt these shadows symbolize the degradation in our lives. The shadow of a ‘Theyyam’ artist, the shadow of a beggar on the temple street, and the rush hours at a corporate office in the city are just a few observations I’ve made during my study.

“Shortening Shadows,” a conceptual photo project, has been progressing alongside my other travel assignments and projects. I prefer waiting for the right moment rather than creating one. This is another ongoing and seemingly endless project.

There is no shadow without light, just as there is no happiness without pain.