Sohrab Hura's Photobook The Coast Explores Violence and Narrative Manipulation

Sohrab Hura, a photographer from Delhi, has produced a photobook titled The Coast, which showcases nocturnal imagery along the coastlines of India. The collection presents recurring visuals of couples, a parrot, a bloodied knife, a sightless dog, and battling rats, all marked by intense shadows and stark contrasts. A sense of violence permeates the work, with some images, like one depicting a man poised to crush another's skull with a brick, being particularly graphic. Additionally, the book contains a surreal narrative called 'The Lost Head and The Bird', telling the tale of a woman whose head is taken by a jealous former partner. It incorporates Ganesha references and concludes with 11 altered text versions, encouraging reader interpretation. Hura's work, featured in the Winter 2019 issue of ArtReview Asia, merges reality with fiction, highlighting the importance of perspective in understanding.