Sunil Gupta has worked with independent photography, using the medium as a lens to explore race, migration, and queer identity. Drawing on his own diasporic experience, Gupta’s practice merges personal and collective histories, producing socially and politically charged bodies of work that have been pioneering in their engagement with marginalized communities. His projects often stem from a desire to see himself and others like him represented within art and photographic history. In the mid-1990s, following his HIV-positive diagnosis, Gupta’s work became even more introspective, frequently using his own body as a site of exploration. This shift deepened his engagement with themes of vulnerability, desire, and resilience, foregrounding the personal within broader social and political contexts. More recently, he has developed work addressing queer migration in Canada, continuing to investigate the intersections of identity, displacement, and belonging. Throughout his career, Gupta has fused the public and the private, creating images that amplify the voices and experiences of those often overlooked by society. His photographs navigate the complexities of representation, forming a nuanced visual archive that is both deeply personal and socially resonant. ...
