Works by artist and photographer Floriane de Lassée are on display at Galerie Particulière, Paris, in an exhibition titled 'Modern Sati'. The exhibition will be on view through February 25, 2017.When the Indian woman marries, she becomes the property of her in-laws and no longer belongs to her family. Ancestrally, if the husband died, she had to follow him into the afterlife. Sati is the act of a Hindu widow cremated on the funeral pyre of her husband to fulfill her role as wife. The prohibition of this age-old practice in 1829 was not enough to give Indian women a family or social weight. Their status remains unchanged, strangled by traditions. It is the modern Sati. Each photograph synthetizes, in a studied composition, symbolic elements and gains depth which inspires introspection and meditating to the spectator. The artist allegorizes by the combination of the purifying fire, the crepuscular light corresponding to time for thinking, a decorum marked with loneliness; all calls for an awareness of the struggle for respect of the fundamental human rights.The exhibition is on view at La Galerie Particulière, 16 & 11 rue du perche, 75003 Paris. For details, visit, www.lagalerieparticuliere.comClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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