Vasantha Yoganathan (FR)
Image: Vasantha Yogananthan, Rama Praying for Victory, 2019, from the series Afterlife. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary.
Born 1985, Grenoble, France
Lives and works Marseille, France
Vasantha Yogananthan is an award-winning French artist whose practice addresses the space between documentary and fiction. Drawing inspiration from the imagery associated with The Ramayana and its pervasiveness in everyday Indian life, his 7-book project A Myth of Two Souls combines a wide range of techniques, including color photography, hand-painted photography, collages and video installation. He is the co-founder of the publishing house Chose Commune.