Goan artist Harsh Kamat has been invited to present an individual
exhibition of his photographs as part of the VII Biennial of Lusophone
Cultures, Odivelas, in Lisbon, Portugal. The exhibition will take place at the
Malaposta Cultural Center between May 8 and May 30, 2019.
Harsh is an upcoming photographer based in Goa and Mumbai.
Having established his stronghold in wedding photography, Harsh now specialises
in advertising photography.
Born in a home where music, art, literature and theatre are
worshipped, Harsh first fell in love with photography at the age of 17 in the
wilderness of Goa. He has studied Sociology and Geography for his Bachelor’s
degree from Parvatibai Chowgule College, Margao.
To pursue his calling, Harsh then moved to Lisbon (Portugal)
where he completed his Master’s education in Contemporary Arts at the
prestigious Ar.Co: Centro de Arte & Comunicação Visual. Lisbon gave him the
opportunity to work as an intern in commercial photography.
Harsh has displayed his photographs at various exhibitions and
has had his works published in several reputed national and international
magazines and newspapers. He also visits various institutions as an expert faculty
and is very active as a public speaker across various platforms.
Odivelas, a city located near the Portuguese capital Lisbon, is
currently preparing to hold the VII Biennial of Lusophone Cultures, which will
start on May 2, 2019. This Biennial is an event where, through visual arts,
literature, music, theatre, dance and gastronomy, the Portuguese language and
the culture of the Portuguese speaking countries are celebrated, as well as the
culture of countries where the Portuguese language has historically played a
relevant role. In this way, Odivelas will be a true centre of unification of
the culture of all these participant countries and their communities.
The VII Biennial of Lusophone Cultures includes a Collective
Exhibition of Plastic Arts, bringing together the best productions in artistic
terms at the level of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and
installation; the Lusophone Writers’ Meeting, privileged moment to continue the
work of preservation and promotion of literature in Portuguese; the Book Fair
of Lusophone Authors, with several works by writers and publishers that promote
the Portuguese language; the Lusophone Forum, which will address the main
political, economic and social issues in the life of the Portuguese speaking
countries; the Multicultural Fair, which will cover the various communities
existing in the Municipality of Odivelas, through gastronomy, dance, music,
traditional songs and crafts; the Multicultural Fashion Show, which will bring
together representative examples of the fashion of each participating country
and, finally, the Cinema Cycle, with the projection of films that depict the
reality of the countries represented at the Biennial.
The
opening of the Biennial of Lusophone Cultures will take place on May 2, 2019, with
a Solemn Session at the Exhibition Center of Odivelas.
