Man, You Should Explode

Photography, Editorial Design

A project inspired by a poem which goes by the same name. Originally written by Namdeo Dhasal in Marathi, it was translated to English by Dilip Chitre. The poet expresses his anger and frustration with the society and its centuries of oppression of Dalits. The poet expresses his anger and frustration with the society and its centuries of oppression of Dalits. Trees were the perfect subject to represent hierarchy because of the branching and age. The film was exposed for 2 minutes while being vigourously shaken, representing the struggle of Dalits in a hierarchical society.