Photography

utkarsh singh

I am a visual artist working across photography, video, text, performance, and books. My work blends real stories with fiction to explore the human condition within broader historical and regional contexts, with a focus on cultural anthropology, migration, decoloniality, and dissent.

work

Graduation Project
prints books

As We Lose Sight of the
Line Across the Sky

The project seeks to highlight the constructed and often arbitrary nature of nationality, borders, and citizenship, focusing on long histories of migration and cultural anthropology. Existing in a state of transit, the work moves between push and pull, outside and inside, memory and change, bearing witness to lives reshaped by the possibility of return and the ongoing search for belonging.

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We'll Go Back to Our Roots When We Reach the Sky
book

We'll Go Back to Our Roots When We Reach the Sky

This book explores the journey of individuals from the global south migrating to germany. Their story dives into the complexities of seeking home in a foreign land, sparking reflections on hope, loss and memory. The very act of leaving is a transformative pilgrimage, a metamorphosis that extends far beyond the mere act of arrival.

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Till We All Breathe The Same
multi channel film

Till We All Breathe the Same

The story presents a dystopian world transitioning from amnesia to the act of dissent. The exploration of themes such as the nature of reality, the manipulation of individuals within systems, and the struggle for freedom resonates with many existential and philosophical inquiries. The character's progression from hedonism to a deeper understanding of the world around him highlights the complexities of human motivation and desire.

In a world where every unconventional act is inherently political, the will to call for action encapsulates the moral and ethical dilemmas inherent in societal change and resistance against oppressive systems. It ponders the significance of their own choices in shaping the course of history, emphasizing the need to address segregation and misinformation as catalysts for hatred.

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The Man Who Knows
film

The Man Who Knows

To die young on his harley with the wind in his hair was all alexander wanted. Back in the seventies, he was part of a rocker gang. Yet, life does not always work out as planned. Forty years later, alexander still lives in the same town in bavaria, working as a spiritual medium, fortune teller, vodoo priest and exorcist.

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Commissioned Work

commissioned work

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