TAST, Isadora - Mother India: Searching for a place

"No one can give better information about the state of a society than the person who leaves it. The way in which a society exits and how it reacts can be seen in the value system of a community. The dropout is the revenge of society on itself." (freely translated, © Christian Schüle)

"In her haunting series, Isadora TAST shows sensitive portraits of very different people who came and stayed in India in search of home and meaning. They come from Germany, England, France, Italy but also from Mexico, Azerbaijan or Canada.

They have set out with clear goals or vague dreams - but they are all looking for a more fulfilling life.

Short CVs and excerpts from discussions that Isadora TAST had with the emigrants provide information about the different motivations and the question of whether the wishes and ideas of the dropouts have been fulfilled.

A detailed essay by Christian Schüle precedes this, dealing with ›an‹ identity of the dropout in 25 fragments." (freely translated publisher's note, © Hannes WANDERER, Peperoni Books, 2018)