• Gallery
  • Archive
  • Education
  • Shop
  • Cinema
  • Production
  • Visual Culture
  • Latest News
Go to homepageAmber Side
  • About
  • Support Us
  • News
  • Contact
Go to homepageAmber Side
  • Side Gallery
  • Collections
  • Education
  • Production
  • Cinema
  • Shop
  • Open search
Home | Events | ERUPTIONS: a decade of creation

ERUPTIONS: a decade of creation

Poulomi Basu

Eruptions marks Indian transmedia artist and activist Poulomi Basu’s (b.1983, Calcutta) first major international solo exhibition, which will show at SIDE from 30th October 2021 – February 6th 2022. The immersive installation of VR, film and photography will showcase the development of Basu’s participatory practice between 2009 and 2021. Shown together for the first time, the gallery and cinema will showcase her acclaimed projects: Blood Speaks: A Ritual Of Exile, Centralia and To Conquer Her Land; which engage with issues of gender, caste and class to expose both the marginalisation and the strength of women and indigenous communities in South Asia. Expanding the possibilities of traditional documentary photography through multi-layered narratives, Basu illuminates contentious complex realities, challenges injustices and advocates for urgent political, social and environmental change.

‘It’s been a long road to get this far. This show illuminates the struggles, triumphs and resilience of the women that I have met along the way and who continue to inspire me. I hope it acts as a celebration and recollection of their existence in a world that often erases them.’

Poulomi Basu, 2021

curated by Liz Hingley

Sat 30 October 2021 - Sun 6 February 2022

Side Gallery & Cinema

FREE Entry - Reserve Tickets

Untitled from the series Centralia, 2010-2020 © Poulomi Basu Untitled from the series, Blood Speaks, 2013-18  © Poulomi Basu Untitled from the series Centralia, 2010-2020 © Poulomi Basu Untitled from the series Centralia, 2010-2020 © Poulomi Basu Untitled from the series Centralia, 2010-2020 © Poulomi Basu Untitled from the series To Conquer Her Land, 2009-2012         © Poulomi Basu

Show image info
Load Comments Buy Tickets

Side Gallery Events

Explore

Shop

Explore

Patrons & Support

Explore

Support Amber

Gallery • Archive • Education • Cinema • Production

AmberSide Trust

Support Amber

Gallery • Archive • Education • Cinema • Production

AmberSide Trust
Amber Side
  • Amber on Facebook
  • Amber on Twitter
  • Amber
  • Side Gallery
  • Side Cinema
  • Amber
  • Side Gallery
  • Side Cinema

Useful Links

  • Collection
  • Side Gallery
  • Side Cinema
  • Education
  • Production
  • Patrons & Support
  • Shop
  • Contact

Amber Film & Photography Collective

5-9 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3JE, UK

View on Map

+44 (0)191 232 2000

side.gallery@amber-online.com

Newsletter

Join our mailing list and receive updates about what is happening at Amber and Side Gallery & Side Cinema.


  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Cookie Policy
  • Contact

©2023 Amber Film & Photography Collective.

Arts Council Logo

Begin typing to search