Chairs”, an exhibition of photographs by Kenneth Menzies is being held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat from November 22 to 28. In “Chairs” Kenneth chronicles chairs in their natural environment and creates an interplay of chair and human, exploring form, beauty, situation, emotion and relationships, in his inimitable style.

Created for function chairs have an identity and life of their own. Some blend in, some stand out in their environments, yet each unique in its own right.

Says Kenneth, “Chairs are so integral a part of our lives, that we hardly ever notice them at all. Yet they are there, witness to the events that make our lives, spectators to all our emotions, always available when we need to rest our bodies. 

“Beyond function, they are objects of creation, reflecting man’s ability to define form and embellish his world.  So there they are: objects of beauty, beyond just being objects of utility. Each of them, with a life and destiny of th
eir own!  Some choosing to blend into their surroundings, some choosing to stand out.  Each with a unique identity of theirits own. A life even. And stories to tell. For me, chairs are like people. Intriguing!
“The more I discover them, the more I am amazed. The more they saturate and delight. To me, they are as inseparable as life and love.

“In this collection of images – surely the first of many exhibitions on the subject, I chronicle chairs in their natural environment, and I create an interplay of chair and human, exploring form, beauty, situation, emotion and relationships.

“I am in love with chairs, and I hope you too will grow to love them, or at least look at them differently.”
Kenneth Menzies has been in advertising for the past 20 years, and is currently Creative Director ( Copy), of Adverto Advertising Private Limited. 

A specialist in Branding and Communications Strategy, Kenneth is well known in the advertising and corporate world and is widely respected for his professionalism, talent and abilities. An avid photographer, Kenneth believes that photography allows him to freeze time from his perspective, capturing the world and the moment in a style that is purely his definition. 

Kenneth specializes in two areas of photograpy – street photography, where he documents life as it is, creating images that capture reality in compositions of immense beauty. The other being fine art photography, where he creates images of beauty and inspiration. The key element of his work being complete mastery of the medium, an individual style of composition and the ability to create mood and ambience that elevates story telling to an art form that evokes an audience response.

Kenneth exhibited his work at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Galleries between January 5 – 9, 2005 as part of a group exhibition called “Kaleidoscope.” His work was well received, positively critiqued and widely appreciated at the exhibition.