# Event Details - **Event Name**: IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm - **Event Description**: 31st July and 1st August, 2026About this EventJoin us for the second iteration of Image Worlds!OPEN TO ALL.This international symposium observes the bicentennial of photography by invoking a remarkable journey – from Ibn al-Haytham’s (the father of modern optics) 10th-century conception of the ‘qamra’ (moonlit chamber) to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s grainy 19th-century heliotype—a 900-year trajectory. Through an immersive engagement with contemporary cultural producers, we use the conceptual pivot of ‘hybridity’ to reflect on evolving practices, genealogies and paradigms of image cultures as well as scripto-visual landscapes.As Homi Bhabha has noted: “All forms of culture are continually in a process of hybridity… the importance of hybridity is not to be able to trace two original moments from which the third emerges; rather, hybridity is the ‘third space’ which enables other positions to emerge.” And it “gives rise to something different, something new and unrecognisable, a new area of negotiation of meaning and representation.”Looking outward at the framed world, and inward at the self – artists, curators, writers and theorists will discuss the emergent aesthetic logics, methods, textures and registers offered through a spectrum of cross-media work. We will examine the diverse splittings and doublings, mirrorings and inversions, tensions and torsions, the whispers and silences – as well as the zoom-ins and zoom-outs – that catalyse and redefine what images can be.The symposium is co-organised by PhotoSouthAsia and the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts. It is presented in association with ASAP|art, Offset Projects and the Maze Collective Studio; supported by the Sher-Gil Sundaram Arts Foundation, Pro Helvetia New Delhi and the British Council. We are extremely honoured to have the collateral partners, Aperture and the International Center of Photography (New York). Our thanks to the India Art Fair as Outreach Partner and the IIC as gracious hosts, for the second year running.We would like to extend our special thanks to Mr Florent Mangin for his support.PARTICIPANTSAdwait Singh | Afrah Shafiq | Anjali Monteiro | Arko Datto | Brendan Embser | Duncan Forbes | Hannah Darabi | Indu Antony | Jiwon Lee | K.P. Jayasankar | Laura El-Tantawy | Mila Samdub | Naeem Mohaiemen | Nandan Ghiya | Pascal Beausse | Per Gylfe | Pradeep Dalal | Rahee Punyashloka | Ranjit Hoskote | Rasha Salti | Rashmi Devi Sawhney | Shai Heredia | Sheelasha Rajbhandari | Sneha Ragavan | Yumna Al-ArashiORIENTATIONAmar Kanwar | Gauri Gill | Pooja Sood | Radhika Saraf | Ranjit HoskoteCONVENERSRahaab Allana | Anshika Varma | Ashish SahooYou can register at the venue on the day of the symposium. Seating is limited.SCHEDULE: DAY 12:00 pm – 2:30 pmREGISTRATION & COFFEE2:30 pm – 2:45 pmOPENING REMARKS2:45 pm – 3:30 pmKEYNOTE | LOOKING THE OTHER WAY: A PROPOSAL IN THREE ACTSRasha Salti3:30 pm – 5:00 pmOPENING PANEL | THE MIRAGESpeakers: Jiwon Lee, Laura El-Tantawy, Naeem MohaiemenModerator: Rashmi Devi Sawhney5:00 pm – 5:30 pmTEA5:30 pm – 6:15 pmARTIST PRESENTATION | ENGHELAB STREET:A REVOLUTION THROUGH BOOKS: IRAN 1979–1983 (2019)Hannah Darabiin conversation with Sneha RagavanSCHEDULE: DAY 210:00 am – 10:30 amREGISTRATION & MORNING COFFEE10:30 am – 10:45 amINTRODUCTION10:45 am – 12:15 pmPANEL DISCUSSION | SHIFTING FOCUSSpeakers: Nandan Ghiya, Ranjit Hoskote, Sheelasha RajbhandariModerator: Adwait Singh12:15 pm – 1:15 pmARTIST PRESENTATIONS | OFFICIAL FICTIONSArko Datto and Indu Antonyin conversation with Brendan Embser1:15 pm – 2:15 pmLUNCH BREAK2:15 pm – 3:45 pmPANEL DISCUSSION | RADICAL FORMATIONSSpeakers: Anjali Monteiro, Duncan Forbes, K.P. Jayasankar, Shai HerediaModerator: Pradeep Dalal3:45 pm – 4:15 pmTEA4:15 pm – 5:45 pmPANEL DISCUSSION | EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THINGSpeakers: Afrah Shafiq, Pascal Beausse, Rahee PunyashlokaModerator: Mila Samdub5:45 pm – 6:30 pmARTIST PRESENTATION | PROPOSAL FOR A WAR MEMORIAL(2015–ONGOING)Yumna Al-Arashiin conversation with Per Gylfe - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-delhi/image-worlds-hybridity/100001992347195093 - **Event Categories**: art, business, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes - Location: Kamala Devi Complex - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New Delhi - **state**: DL - **country**: India - **location**: Kamala Devi Complex - **lat**: 28.5941152 - **long**: 77.223186 - **full address**: Kamala Devi Complex, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi, India ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/ed8448ca73ccea75f543e047b8be1e7123f1e5523862423388d9d3a7d3856785-rimg-w1200-h600-dc002f47-gmir.jpg?v=1782528377 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY being held? - **A:** IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY takes place on Fri, 31 Jul, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 01 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Kamala Devi Complex, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi, India. - **Q**: Who is organizing IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY? - **A:** IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY is organized by The Alkazi Foundation for the Arts. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** IMAGE WORLDS: HYBRIDITY is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in New Delhi, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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