Sent a Letter

Photographer
Dayanita Singh
Publisher

Steidl
ISBN

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Publication Year

2008
Edition

First Edition

Paperback (Accordion-fold) in Box Box Set English 126 pages 10.10 x 8.20 x 15.60 cm 0.70 kg

Description

Sent a Letter is a unique “portable museum” consisting of seven small accordion-fold books housed in a handmade cloth box. For years, Dayanita Singh made small photo journals of her travels in India, creating two handmade copies of each: one for the friend she traveled with and one for her own “kitchen museum.” Steidl published seven of these journals, including one featuring photographs of a young Dayanita taken by her mother, Nony Singh. The volumes unfold into miniature private exhibitions, exploring cities like Varanasi and Calcutta through intimate, coded images that bypass traditional narrative text.

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