Visual Animism

Visual Animism

Visual Animism

[an-uh-miz-uhm] The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

[an-uh-miz-uhm] The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

[an-uh-miz-uhm] The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.


We do not capture moments; we witness spirits. An anthropological archive honoring the divine spark in the mundane—from the living fires of Malabar to the silent soul of the Himalayas.

25% of profits are donated to preserve the cultures and ecosystems depicted here.


We do not capture moments; we witness spirits. An anthropological archive honoring the divine spark in the mundane—from the living fires of Malabar to the silent soul of the Himalayas.

25% of profits are donated to preserve the cultures and ecosystems depicted here.


We do not capture moments; we witness spirits. An anthropological archive honoring the divine spark in the mundane—from the living fires of Malabar to the silent soul of the Himalayas.

25% of profits are donated to preserve the cultures and ecosystems depicted here.

Life To Everything.
Visual Anthropology

Life To Everything.
Visual Anthropology

Animism is the theory;
'Life2Everything' is the practice. It is the conscious act of restoring spirit to the static world. When we photograph a ritual, a stone, or a laborer, we are not just capturing a subjectwe are acknowledging its soul. We give life back to the silence.

Animism is the theory;
'Life2Everything' is the practice. It is the conscious act of restoring spirit to the static world. When we photograph a ritual, a stone, or a laborer, we are not just capturing a subjectwe are acknowledging its soul. We give life back to the silence.

About

10+
years

10+ years of expeditionary fieldwork across the Indian subcontinent.

10+ years of expeditionary fieldwork across the Indian subcontinent.

50+ Distinct ceremonies documented and preserved in the archive.

50+ Distinct ceremonies documented and preserved in the archive.

What is "Visual Animism"?

Are these rituals staged?

How do you find these locations?

Why are there only 6 elements?

Can I acquire these artifacts?

What is "Visual Animism"?

Are these rituals staged?

How do you find these locations?

Why are there only 6 elements?

Can I acquire these artifacts?

What is "Visual Animism"?

Are these rituals staged?

How do you find these locations?

Why are there only 6 elements?

Can I acquire these artifacts?