Ben Luke

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1,919 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 1 Sep

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A brush with... · A brush with... Sunil Gupta · 1 Sep 2026 podcast

Also among them is Arrival from 2022, in which they worked with. matched

Journey, a UK group that supports LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees, subverting the tradition of colonial studio portraiture of the 19th century to reflect the breadth of experiences and emotions of the members of the group as they await decisions on their settled status in the UK. matched

And it's this with which I began our conversation, held in July 2026 in the home and studio Sunil shares with Charan N South London. matched

Arrival represents what Sunil has described as his unwavering subject, queer identity and life and migration and the movement of people. matched

So I asked him, did he decide that this would be his subject from the start? matched

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But then you're literally studying business, right? matched

And and that's the moment where matched

Um one thing I'm keen to understand is looking at those time life books, did you just go out and buy a camera? matched

Did your parents get you a camera? matched

Was there a profound interest in the photographic image and making it? matched

Because it's it's one thing to read about it and another thing to actually have the desire to make. matched

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You felt that you could do something with a camera that would equate to that in some way. matched

So there's this amazing thing that happens in Canada really, which is that on the one hand you have your technical know how and your technical materials. matched

And then also you have a subject. matched

Yeah, that's extraordinary. matched

But it's it's interesting because that gay liberation movement is happening, you are documenting, but you are also at the same time exploring the narrative that you're bringing from that cinematic background into in the work, right? matched

And those two things are stayed in a kind of tension all the way through. matched

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