Shamani Surendran

Shamani Surendran describes herself as a nature photographer. Nature is defined by constant change – seasons, weather, changing light throughout the day. For her the creative power of Photography lies in capturing a unique moment, one that can never to be repeated, different from the time before and different from the time ahead.

The Last Bird Song

'The Last Bird Song' is a meditation on environmental damage told through three recurring motifs: the bird, the leafless tree, and the fallen leaf. Across this series of photographic based works, she returns to these symbols with quiet intensity, using them to ask what it means to witness nature’s decline – and what we lose when memory replaces presence.

Materiality is crucial. The works are printed on metallic fine art canvas, stretched and mounted like traditional paintings. The surface holds a painterly nuance that reflects her desire to bridge the photographic process with a more tactile tradition.

The Last Bird Song #1
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The Last Bird Song #2
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