Pink City of Jaipur: Stories on Walls — Abstract Fine Art Photos

Abstract photographs of walls from the historic Pink City of Jaipur; each one seemingly narrating its own story.

The historic walled city of Jaipur (Rajasthan, India), also known as the Pink City, was founded centuries ago, in 1727. A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the oldest planned cities in India, its main roads or bazaars have been maintained over the years and retain quite a bit of their original ‘look’. In some of its narrow lanes or rastas however, change is more evident. Weathering, decay, repair, paint, even advertising, have left their marks, particularly on the walls.

During walks in the walled city in 2007 and 2010, Mayank observed that many of the walls have undergone their own unique experiences or changes over the years. They seemed to be quietly, and beautifully, narrating their stories — which this series of fine art photographs attempts to depict. The walls have been showcased as pieces of art in their own right and the story of each one is left to the viewers’ interpretation. These images try to highlight a lesser, quieter aspect of the Jaipur walled city — away from the limelight of its main bazaars and monuments — that also deserves to be appreciated, for these are the building blocks of the city.

The Pink City: Stories on Walls is a collection of 36 unique photographs (25 have been published here). They are available as limited edition digital prints on archival quality paper or canvas (Edition: 12). Print sizes: 22 x 16 or 16 × 12 inches. Some of the images can be printed as large as 36 x 24 inches.

A heavily textured, yellowish, weathered wall in Jaipur full of shallow cracks in dark brown colour — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 01

Worn out, heavily textured, colourful paint marks and remnants of paper on an old wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 02

Multi coloured paint peeling off an old textured wall, giving an overall abstract look and feel — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 03

Plaster peeling off an old white painted wall, revealing textured maroon and brown layers below — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 04

Heavily textured wall with layers of paint above and exposed multi colour stones below — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 05

Worn out paint and some broken plaster on an old wall with remnants of hindi lettering towards the bottom — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 06

A textured, yellowish wall with worn out red paint and some holes in the middle — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 07

Remnants of torn red paper stuck on a white wall, over some black hand painted hindi text — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 08

Several layers of paint: sky blue, black and red, peeling off the surface of an old, dented wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 09

Closeup of a heavily textured wall with deep red stains over light green colour, and plaster broken on one side — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 10

Black and white paint splattered, like a texture, over yellow, grey and white background — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 11

Remnants of paint, in pastel shades and black, on an old, finely textured, partly cemented stone wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 12

Many layers of torn paper and paint peeling off an old wall, in dominant pink colour — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 13

Maroon paint and scratches on a textured white wall, darker towards the bottom — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 14

Worn out paint above large exposed stones on an old, heavily textured wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 15

Many layers of worn out red, grey and white paint on heavily textured surface of a wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 16

Textured, worn out brown paint over an old, pale yellow wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 17

Closeup of an old, heavily textured, brownish wall with cracks and remnants of white plaster on it — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 18

A heavily textured, brownish wall with beige colour paint peeling off and touches of black paint — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 19

Torn posters and peeling paint revealing underlying texture, on the surface of a beige coloured wall — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 20

Closeup of a wall with brown and white worn out paint and many shallow cracks — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 21

Black paint stippled over a beige and brown wall, looking like an abstract painting — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 22

Dark orange or 'Geru' colour peeling off an old wall with some large, shallow cracks on it — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 23

An old, turquoise painted wall with plaster and paint peeling off at places, along with remnants of a torn poster — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 24

White plaster with paint marks on it peeling off an old wall, revealing a textured brown layer underneath — The Pink City: Stories on Walls 25

Posted in Categories: Abstract Photography, Fine Art Photography and Jaipur

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