Bengaluru, Feb 05: Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, in collaboration with the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York, brings Being Hyper Human to Bengaluru. This groundbreaking photography exhibition explores the complex relationship between humanity and images in an increasingly digital world. The exhibition invites the art enthusiast to the opening of the event at Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasturba Road, Bengaluru on February 7, 2026, and will run for two weeks.
The exhibition explores the deepening entanglement with visual representation in an era were performing for the camera has become as ordinary as observing through it. With the rise of digital and social media platforms, the project reflects on what it means to inhabit a hyper-image world, asking critical questions such as What relationship do we have with images of ourselves? What meanings of the present are generated by looking at them? Why are we unsettled when reality doesn’t match its image?
The opening of the Bengaluru exhibition will also be graced by Brian Emery, Associate Chair of Photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, who co-conceptualized this collaborative project. His visit will underscore the significance of trans-continental artistic partnerships in fostering global understanding through visual storytelling.
Exhibition Theme: Being Hyper Human
Dates: February 7 – February 20, 2026
Venue: Venkatappa Art Gallery, Kasturba Road, Bengaluru
Organized by: Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology in collaboration with Fashion
Institute of Technology, New York