National Library Day

About the event

CPB Learning Lab celebrated National Library Day in our newly renovated Room as we reopen on August 12, 2022. We invited Siva Sai Jeevantham and Thirupurasundari Sevvel for a talk on their favorite Photobooks and their forms. 

Tune in here to hear Siva Sai Jeevanantham talk about the photobooks that inspired him as he worked on his project, and books that continue to impact his own practice as a photographer and as well as make him question the way he looks at subjects.

Check Thirupurasundari Sevvel talk about photobooks that particularly inspired her from our collection at the CPB Reading Room, her personal favorites, and her relationship with books at large here.

Speakers' Bio

Siva Sai Jeevanantham 

Instagram: @sivasaijeeva 

Website: www.sivasaijeeva.com

He is a 26-year-old documentary photographer based in Chennai, India. He is a graduate of Photography Design from National Institute of Design (NID), India. Through his personal and documentary practice, he intends to create cognitive dissonance in human minds. His area of enquires revolves around human conflicts and satire. The idea of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ has always intrigued him, and his work refuses to conform to this binary. Exploring the grey area of human righteousness based on subjective relativism is something that he aims to achieve through his practice.

Thirupurasundari Sevvel

Instagram: @tssevvel

Her work focuses on Writing, building, curating workshops and exhibitions, narrating and tell stories on heritage, history, social and personal history and environment to create a inclusive space/ place for all ! Predominantly she works with artisans working on traditional materials and techniques , about works on the livelihood sustenance .