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Jannat

A work made of gelatin silver print.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1999–2007

Artist:

Gauri Gill
Indian, born 1970

About this artwork

Gauri Gill spent years photographing single mother Izmat Bai and her daughters, Jannat and Hooran, in their village in Western Rajasthan, India. In this image, Jannat stands between mud buildings, her dress blending seamlessly into the rocky dirt, her thin arms resembling the twigs of nearby trees. Her name is Arabic for “paradise” or “garden,” which injects a sense of abundance into the desolate landscape, just as her shock of shiny, dark hair seems surprisingly healthy and voluminous despite her malnourishment.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Gauri Gill

Title

Jannat

Place

India (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1999–2007

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image, approx: 11.1 × 16.8 cm (4 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.); Paper, approx: 11.5 × 17.4 cm (4 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.); Frame: 28.8 × 34 × 2 cm (11 3/8 × 13 7/16 × 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Meredith and Akhil Sharma

Reference Number

2018.158kk

Extended information about this artwork

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