Experimenter presents Weather Report, Tenzing Dakpa's debut solo at Experimenter – Hindustan Road, Kolkata, featuring a recent body of photographic works - Manifest and Weather Report. The works on view in the exhibition reveal a visceral imprint of his surroundings, depicting the aftermath of forest fires in North Goa, which are speculated to be a result of incessant man-made interventions into agricultural lands and forests. The immersive photographic environment of the project, probes the residues of a charred landscape, half devoured by flames through a delicate interplay of light and darkness. Rooted in a self-reflexive perspective, the exhibition underscores Dakpa’s ongoing interest in the human impact on ecology, foregrounding a distinct shift in the artist’s practice.
Tenzing Dakpa (b. 1985; lives and works between Sikkim, New Delhi and Goa) is a graduate of College of Art, University of Delhi (BFA, 2009) and Rhode Island School of Design (MFA Photography, 2016). Dakpa’s works have been exhibited at: Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai, 5th Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23; Singapore International Photo Festival, Singapore, 2020; Indigo+Madder, London, 2019; Peckham 24, London, 2019; Asia House, London, 2018; FotoFest Houston Biennial, Texas, 2018; Clamp Art Gallery, New York City in 2016; Lamar Dodd School of Art, Georgia, 2016; Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island, 2015.