Artist Shah Zaman Baloch believes, or seems to believe, that an exhibition of his photographs at the Indus Valley School Gallery is an act of thinking aloud, therefore its title: ‘Bohemian Soliloquy’.
This implies that he is speaking to himself. But actually he is trying to indulge in a dialogue with the viewer, because the images that he’s put on display need to be spoken of, discussed. It’s a case of art beginning on a personal note and then spreading to a larger audience.
Baloch keeps the distinction between the newsworthy and the aesthetic in his mind. Yes, his mind, because the viewer gets a sense that the pictures are taken with great care. This doesn’t imply that they lack candidness. Rather, it suggests that the artist is very picky when it comes to choosing subjects. As a result, the variety of topics gives the notion as if there’s a thread that connects the exhibits.
