Whispering Willows by Avani Rai
An original photograph by Avani Rai.
Avani Rai’s Whispering Willow feels like a hymn to time, space, and memory. The image captures a cluster of veiled women, seated under a vast, sprawling tree—symbolizing Punjab’s deep connection to nature and tradition. It resembles a scene from a forgotten film reel, with blurred motion suggesting the passage of time. The bowed figures evoke a quiet ritual or moment of shared intimacy, wrapped in softness and impermanence.
Whispering Willow occupies a space between reality and abstraction. Rai's ability to make the personal universal grounds the work; she’s not just documenting her ancestral land but reinterpreting it through visceral, lived memory.
This photograph transcends documentation, residing in that magical space where objectivity meets subjectivity, transforming into poetry.
| Size |
21" x 26", Edition of 10 |
| Medium |
Pigment Print on Hehnemuhle Photo Rag Pearl 320gsm Archival Paper. |
| Framing | Unframed |
| Year | 2024 |
| Certificate of Authenticity | Included |
| NFT | Not included. |
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| Taxes | Included |
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Avani Rai
Avani Rai is a photographer, filmmaker and actor based out of Mumbai. She has worked as a camera person on a number of short films. She has worked in fiction and documentary. As a photographer she has done serious photo essays on the Bhopal gas tragedy and its after-effects even after 35 long years, the Kashmir story, Chennai water Crisis and many others.
Her photographic works have been published in various reputed publications - Indian and international - such as GQ, Vogue, Architectural Digest, The Wire, The Hearst, The platform, Sunday Guardian, Scroll and many others. Her recent work, a film directed/shot by her, 'Raghu Rai-An Unframed Portrait’ (also her father) is based on his photographic journey which captures the history of India over the past 50 years, which she experienced through his images. Kashmir, also featured in the film is her first-hand experience, which she shared with him in the course of making the film.
Exhibitions
2019 : Exhibit A (Solo Exhibition) | Method Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
2021 : Spiral Visits From A Higher Plane (w/ Diya Mathur) (Solo Exhibition) | Method Kala Ghoda, Mumbai