ZISHAAN A LATIF

Photobook: After Dawn / a letter to Seher : A never-ending goodbye : Chapter ‘Sunny Always’ 

The artist’s photobook, After Dawn / a letter to Seher : A never-ending goodbye : Chapter ‘Sunny Always’, is an emotive tribute to his late sister, Seher. Having been introduced to the craft and medium of photography by Seher, the artist’s affective tribute introspects upon lived and imagined experiences, montaging conversations, dedications, and speculations around their lives, using the means of a memory-box—handwritten notes, photographs, paper roundels punctured to carefully thread the work. Latif celebrates the ephemerality of these exchanges, the transcendent spirit of their relationship, and the forever reflections that may come to bear on their future lives as a trace of her existence.

Zishaan A Latif is a photographer and visual artist based in Noida, India. Born in 1984, he has worked independently since 2005. His practice spans photography, motion pictures, and sound, exploring layered narratives through diverse textures and mediums. Latif’s work has been featured in international exhibitions, publications, and collections. Latif is a two-time World Press Photo winner and a Ramnath Goenka awardee, his grants include the Shared Ecologies Photo Grant (2023), and the Space Studio Artists Grant (2022). 

In his current practice he continues to engage deeply with questions of identity and representation through the modes of ecology and memory.

The artist would like to thank Tanvi Mishra, Veerangana Solanki and Space Studio, Baroda, for their engagement and encouragement.