Expanding Darshan: Manjari Sharma, To See and Be Seen Exhibition Catalogue

Catalogue to accompany the exhibition, Expanding Darshan: Manjari Sharma, To See and Be Seen on view at Phoenix Art Museum December 16, 2023 - April 14, 2024. Bringing together the work of rising star—global contemporary photographer Manjari Sharma—with the diverse historic collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, this beautifully illustrated exhibition and collection publication serves as an accessible primer to the arts of Hinduism by introducing nine of the most significant deities of the Hindu pantheon and their contemporary relevance in art and faith. These deities are Ganesha, Lakshmi, Brahma, Saraswati, Vishnu, Hanuman, Shiva, Durga and Kali. Sharma’s photographic series of these nine deities is titled Darshan. This book serves as a gateway to the ancient concept of darshan—a profound encounter of seeing and being seen by the divine. The temporal and regional expansiveness of the Indic world is illuminated through works of art in this catalogue not only from India, but also