It was a life-changing journey to Rajasthan in 2008 for artist Karen Knorr. She returned wanting to celebrate the visual richness found in the fables, myths and stories of Rajasthan using sacred and secular sites to highlight the caste system, femininity and its relationship with the animal world. Interiors of palaces, mausoleums, and holy sites were photographed with a large format camera and a variety of animals were photographed separately in sanctuaries and zoos. Knorr combined the two elements, fusing high resolution with analogue photography. Cranes, Langurs, Tigers and Elephants mutate from princely pets to avatars of past feminine historic characters. The results are spellbinding. www.karenknorr.com
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