Humble verandas with a brass container or two, and a backyard from which peeps a parked bicycle and a saree, hung out to dry — A sight so common in villages, where the doors always remain open. For KR Santhana Krishnan or as many call him, ‘Door Santhanam’, , these doors open to memories that he holds dear. Eighteen years and more than 800 doors later, his work remains as poignant as ever, leaving every person walking in to his show, Behind the Doors, reminiscing about their own ancestral homes and life in them. Adding to this, he observes, “In the houses that I came across while growing up, the doors would always remain open. In some doors, the glass panel on the top, has been replaced with Tanjore paintings and figures of gods.

Source: The Hindu December 18, 2018 12:11 UTC