Uma Damle is a photographer and filmmaker who lives and works between Zurich and India. She took to the theatrical narrative of fashion photography while pursuing a bachelors degree in Fashion Communication at the National Institute of Fashion Technology.
In 2015, she was awarded two prestigious national scholarships to study a fully funded MA in Fashion Photography at the London College of Fashion. Uma draws her aesthetics from the paintings of Old Masters like Raphael and Rembrandt as well 20th century Indian artists like Amrita Sher-gil and Hemen Mazumdar.
She seeks to create images that are honest, subversive, enigmatic and nostalgic while not being overly verbose.Uma is also a trained Hindustani Classical singer, a writer and a drawing enthusiast. She speaks five languages (three fluently) and is currently learning German.
Uma Damle is Ekavalli’s Painted From Memory initiative author.
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- Making : Painted From Memory
June 20, 2018
The effort in creating the images in this series spanned several people and places, with the props used coming in from personal collections, carrying with them the inheritance of memory, and forming a perfect framework for the shoot …can you spot the vintage hurricane lantern and the postcard sets from the South Of France and …more
- Painted From Memory at Kingsley
July 22, 2018
Kingsley played host to the launch of The Ekavalli Foundation’s “Painted From Memory” photo exhibit on the 21st evening. Here are some pics from the evening! Ekavalli got to transform one of the beautifully appointed rooms in Kingsley to an exhibit that married the images from the project with live displays of the saris and props …more
- Painted From Memory
July 23, 2018
As part of The Ekavalli Foundation’s commitment to nurture and promote talent, it commissioned Painted From Memory, a photographic collective by India-based photographer and filmmaker Uma Damle. This series of theatre portraits and still life images reflect the artist’s aesthetic, with the kanjivaram drape as the focal point of the narrative. In the chiaroscuro technique, …more