Prasiit Sthapit
Magnum Foundation invites you to an intimate gathering with photographer Prasiit Sthapit on the occasion of his work being featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s upcoming show “New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging.”
Wednesday, September 10th | 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Magnum Foundation | 59 East 4th St, 7W | New York, NY 10003
RSVP required to attend
Prasiit will talk about his project Change of Course, which is featured in the upcoming MoMA show and was supported by Magnum Foundation's 2016 Emergency Fund. The project documents the Nepalese village of Susta that found itself stranded in disputed territory after a river shifted its course. Prasiit will also present his project Moonsongs for Earth, a musical exploration of the decade-long war in Nepal, which was supported by our 2022 Counter Histories Fellowship and featured in Aperture’s Spring 2024 issue "Counter Histories" and this video spotlight produced by Magnum Foundation.
There will be a print sale to fundraise for his work with Photo Kathmandu (PhotoKTM).
Lunch will be provided.
About the artist
Prasiit Sthapit is a Kathmandu-based visual storyteller, working across still and moving images. His work delves into the intersection of land, history, and politics. He has also been exploring the role of music on culture and movements. He is currently associated with Fuzz Factory Productions, a multimedia collective based in Kathmandu, photo.circle, a platform for photography in Nepal and Photo Kathmandu. He is also the director of Fuzzscape, a multi-media music documentary project.
About PhotoKTM
PhotoKTM, a small biennial photo festival based in Kathmandu, Nepal that brings together visual practitioners, researchers, educators and cultural organisers particularly from across Southasia, to explore the political lives of images and their place in shaping histories and futures. PhotoKTM is organized by photo.circle which is a community and platform of photographers and other visual practitioners based in Kathmandu. photo.circle also runs Nepal Picture Library which is a digital archive dedicated to documenting, researching and disseminating Nepali social and cultural history.
Magnum Foundation is in an elevator building and has a restroom that is wheelchair accessible and gender-neutral. For access requests or questions, please contact events@magnumfoundation.org.
Masks are currently encouraged, but not required.
Magnum Foundation events are made possible by the Henry Nias Foundation and our Circle of Friends. .
