Aaryan Sinha (b. 2001, New Delhi) is a photographer and artist between India and Europe. His work explores the shifting nature of Indian identity within a Western context, engaging with themes of colonialism, personal memory, cultural appropriation, and intergenerational inheritance. Using photography, archival material, and text, Sinha interrogates dominant narratives and visual clichés often imposed on India, striving instead for a more layered and self-aware representation of his homeland.
Raised in India and now working across Europe, Sinha’s practice is rooted in the duality of place and perspective. Projects such as Namaste or Whatever investigate the long shadow of colonial photography and how its visual grammar continues to inform both global perceptions and personal understanding of Indian identity. In This Isn’t Divide and Conquer, Sinha journeys through five Indian states bordering Pakistan, reflecting on the scars left by Partition and the resurgence of divisive ideologies in contemporary India.
Within this broader work, sub-projects like To My Darling Love offer a more intimate lens—assembling a quiet archive of his late grandfather through personal objects, family photographs, and handwritten notes. For What Was, Will Soon Be Forgotten shifts the gaze toward Kashmir, exploring the fragile intersections of memory, mineral extraction, and environmental change in a region already shaped by geopolitical trauma.
Sinha’s work has been exhibited at institutions including Luma Arles, the Nederlands Fotomuseum, and the Belfast Photo Festival. He was selected as a Foam Talent for 2024–25, was a finalist for the Emergentes Portfolio Review at Encontros da Imagem, and was shortlisted for the PhMusuem Photography Grant 2025.
His work is supported by Mondriaan Kunstenaar Start Fund.
aaryan@aaryansinha.com
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