JAGRUT RAVAL

Jagrut Raval’s exhibition In the Fullness of Time assembles artifacts from the life and travels of a mysterious man named Narad — said to be a photographer, alchemist, polymath, and explorer — who arrived in the Americas and Europe from India around the 17th or 18th century in search of the Soma Ras, Sanskrit for “elixir of life.” Introducing viewers to Narad’s story, Raval (M.F.A., photography, 2014; M.A., photography, 2013) interrogates canonical histories that have excluded the great explorers of the Indian subcontinent.

Photos Courtesy of SCAD