Fascinating world of pixels

HYDERABAD: We live in a world where crystal-clear, high-definition pictures sit side by side with blurry, pixelated snapshots — and both tell equally powerful stories. Whether it’s the polished precision of a professional camera or the gritty charm of a low-res phone photo, these images shape how we see, remember, and share the world around us. Srinivas Adithya Mopidevi, curator, says the exhibition draws from two key ideas Hito Steyerl’s theory of the ‘poor image’, which celebrates low-resolution visuals as vital carriers of information in a hyperconnected world, and Walid Raad’s reflections on analog photography as a medium that transitioned from grainy black-and-white prints to an authoritative record of reality. The works at Dhi Contemporary reflect a range of perspectives, for instance a Delhi-based photographer Dayanita Singh whose images might not look grainy in the literal sense, but her approach to storytelling is deeply granular.