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Joe Paul Cyriac (b. 1991, Trivandrum, India) is an artist working with photography, video and image archives. His work explores issues at the intersections of ecology, technology and spirituality. He studied photography at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute in Dhaka, Bangladesh and at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Hannover, Germany.
Joe has been exhibited at the Noorderlicht International Photo Festival in the Netherlands, Lumix Festival in Germany, Angkor Photo Festival in Cambodia and Egaro Photo Festival in India among other venues. In 2020, he received a grant under the Indian Foundation of the Arts’ 25x25 initiative.
Group Shows/Screenings
2024 Abyss, A Moment in Infinity, VHC Art Gallery, Pune, India
2023 Abyss, A Matter of Time, India International Centre, New Delhi, India
2021 Daydream, Terrain Offline, Bikaner House, New Delhi, India
2021 Abyss, Noorderlicht International Photography Festival, Groningen, Netherlands
2020 Abyss, Egaro Photo Festival, Agartala, Tripura
2018 The Table, Congruence - Lumix Festival, Hannover, Germany
2018 Construction Deconstruction, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, India
2017 The Table, Tasher Desh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017 Construction Deconstruction, Angkor Photo Festival, Siem Reap, Cambodia
2017 Sacred River, Summit, Kathmandu, Nepal
Education
2018 Photojournalism and Documentary Photography International Class, Hochschule Hannover
Hannover, Germany
2017 Advanced Programme in Photography, Pathshala South Asian Media Institute
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012 Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, St. Xavier’s College
Mumbai, India
Publications/Reviews
2021 Abyss, 'Fragmenting Reality' by Sukanya Deb, ASAP Connect
2018 The Table, The Student Issue, Pix
Grants/Awards
2020 IFA 25x25, India
2018 DAAD Scholarship, Germany