![Image: Vasantha Yogananthan, [Rama Praying for Victory], 2019, from the series [Afterlife]. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary.](https://photo.org.au/api/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/HERO-Vasantha-Yogananthan-Rama-Praying-for-Victory-2019-from-the-series-Afterlife.-Courtesy-the-artist-and-Jhaveri-Contemporary.-Web-RS-136x200.jpg "HERO Vasantha Yogananthan, Rama Praying for Victory, 2019, from the series Afterlife. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary. Web RS")
Vasantha Yoganathan (FR)
Opening reception: Afterlife
04 May 2022
![Image: Vasantha Yogananthan, [Sita Praying for Victory], 2019, from the series [Afterlife]. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary](https://photo.org.au/api/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Sita_Praying_For_Victory-137x200.jpg "Sita_Praying_For_Victory")
Image: Vasantha Yogananthan, Sita Praying for Victory, 2019, from the series Afterlife. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary
Image: Vasantha Yogananthan, Sita Praying for Victory, 2019, from the series Afterlife. Courtesy the artist and Jhaveri Contemporary
When
04 May 2022
Wednesday, 6-8pm (AEST)
Region
Parliament Precinct
Venue
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins [i]
25 Collins St, Melbourne
Daily, 8am – 6pm
No public access: 15—17 June
Price
Free, please RSVP to: gap.exhibitions@gmail.com
Please join us for the opening reception of Afterlife by Vasantha Yogananthan.
Afterlife is the sixth instalment in Vasantha Yogananthan’s seven part series A Myth of Two Souls, a visual exploration of the Ramayana, an ancient epic dating to the third century BC which remains pervasive in everyday Indian life.
This exclusive Australian exhibition mixes daily life with staged pictures, including colour photography, traditionally hand-painted photos, as well as mixed media and video.
Sofi’s Lounge, Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
![Image: Honey Long and Prue Stent, [Brim], 2021. Courtesy the artists and ACC ONE Gallery](https://photo.org.au/api/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/HERO-Long_Stent_Brim_2021_archival_of_pigment_print_159_x_106cm_ARC_ONE-133x200.jpg "HERO Long_Stent_Brim_2021_archival_of_pigment_print_159_x_106cm_ARC_ONE")
![Image: James Henry, [Aunty Marlene], from the series [Kulin Generations], 2022. Commissioned by Photo Australia for PHOTO 2022 International Festival of Photography. Courtesy the artist.](https://photo.org.au/api/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Aunty-Marlene-Web-RS-150x200.jpg "Aunty Marlene Web RS")
![Image: J Forsyth, [PHOTO 2021 Photobook Weekend]](https://photo.org.au/api/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/PHOTO-2021-Photobook-Weekend—Le-Space-Photo-by-J-Forsyth-20210228-30-200x133.jpg "PHOTO 2021 Photobook Weekend—Le Space Photo by J Forsyth 20210228 (30)")