Name: Photo to Fiction
Start: 2025-12-20T05:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-20T07:30:00+00:00
Location: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

Saturday Family WorkshopInspired by KNMA’s ongoing exhibition please touch gently: zines, comics, ephemera, which celebrates the playful, intimate, and expressive world of zines, this workshop invites participants to transform ordinary photographs into imaginative characters. Just as zines blend drawing, writing, and humour to build personal narratives, families will explore how a single image can become a doorway into story and personality.Participants will begin by selecting a photograph of themselves, a friend, or even a stranger and observing its details closely. They will convert this image into a simple line drawing and then develop it further with expressive colours, gestures, and accents. Building on this character sketch, they will write short bios, quirks, dreams, and unexpected twists that bring their fictional persona to life. The process mirrors the spirit of zine-making, where everyday fragments become vivid stories through creativity and play.This workshop encourages visual and verbal imagination, helping families see how drawing and storytelling can work together to transform the familiar into something surprising and new.Audience Takeaways:* Explore how photographs can be reimagined through drawing, colour, and narrative* Connect with the spirit of please touch gently and its emphasis on personal storytelling through zine-like forms* Develop confidence in both visual expression and creative writing* Take home a vibrant character artwork that combines sketching, imagination, and fictionPlease Note: Participants are requested to bring one printed portrait photograph of themselves, friends or family member for the activity. While you’re here, we invite you to also explore KNMA’s ongoing exhibitions — please touch gently: zines, comics, ephemera; jo ġāyab hai, aur hāzir bhi – book sculptures of Saba Hasan; extraordinary line; and moomin 80 – the door is always open, the first-ever Moomin presentation in India.