Hand Shadowgraphy by Amarsen

“A blank, white screen; a light source, a couple of hands, including ten fingers:

Nurtured only by a handful of individuals around the world, Hand Shadowgraphy is a rare art form where shadow images are created with bare hands only. Imagine the amazing evolution of the docile, practical, mundane shadow into a creative component of fiction and documentation, complemented by music and sound effects. It is an art form which has immense possibilities and can be applied in different fields. Innovation is the buzzword here.”

About Amar Sen : Interest in Shadowgraphy was sparked by some hand shadow pictures on the back of a magic book in the late 60's; later he took to the art and started to cultivate HSG, inspired by best friend and fellow magician Sabyasachi Sen. They developed the art and practiced, sometimes together, for a long 16 years before coming to the public for their first screening in 1988. Amar was the creator and Sabyasachi, the preserver and critic. They performed individually and collaborated with each other to receive rave reviews. Invitations poured in from all over the country. Then was the first international show at Muscat – Oman (1997) who invited them again at 1999, from then to the recent trip to USA, where the Governor of Maryland presented the Governor’s Citation. He authored a series of illustrated lessons of HSG in a leading daily. He has presented the art in numerous forms for cinema, as a casting aid (Prem Jowarey, [1991]) and as itself (Swapner Din, [2004] ), and corporate presentations (ADGAS, TESCO HSC). He has provided in expertise to various print ads (for JWT) At this stage of his career, after countless shows, reviews, TV interviews and workshops later; the experience gathered through these years is invaluable.

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http://www.amarsen.com/handshadowgraphy.htm

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