Assignment for CANNON DESIGN
MEN AT WORK
Photo-documentation of the construction workers involved in the new building of the Tata Medical Center, Kolkata
BOOK DETAILS
Paperback: 36 pages
Publisher: Cannon Design (August 2010)
Photographer: Soham Gupta
Language: English
BOOK PREVIEW
To receive the electronic version of the book, contact the photographer at soham.gupta@gmail.com
ABOUT
The Tata Medical Center (TMC) is a comprehensive cancer hospital and research establishment that is being set up in Kolkata, India, with contributions from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and different Tata companies. The centre is a philanthropic initiative aimed specifically at helping cancer patients from the east and northeast of India and also from Bangladesh.
Cannon Design is an Ideas Based Practice, ranked among the leading international firms in planning and design for healthcare, science & technology, education, sports & recreation, commercial and government clients. At present, the firm employs a staff of over 1,000, delivering services in 17 offices throughout North America, as well as abroad in China, and India. Cannon Design is involved in the planning and design of Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India.
Soham Gupta is a young humanitarian photographer based in Kolkata, India. His first solo exhibition was held at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata in 2009.
I’m always amazed by the amount of women I meet in the construction industry in India – it is not unusual to see a bare foot, saree clad teenager climbing a ladder with a hod of bricks over one shoulder and a child on the other. I wonder how it is physically possible, I don’t even think a man could pull off such a feat in the UK. The women building site workers of India are amazing, perhaps a worthy follow up to this fine series?
January 10, 2012 at 9:53 PM
The urge to survive makes one strong. Anyone. In West Bengal, women workers are rare. But I have plans to do a project on them…
January 10, 2012 at 11:48 PM