Candid Tales

WHEN TRAVEL MEETS ART

Who decides the path we choose? And how do we take more such journeys off the beaten path and draw on them to unfold newer worlds for the readers?

Candid Tales is a travelogue capturing biker Candida Louis’s travels across India. I shaped her free-spirited expeditions to various corners of the country (Himachal, Kashmir, Varanasi, Rajasthan, Kerala, Pondicherry) into layered pages with photos of the kindred souls she met on those trips, local food she ate, route maps she planned etc. Sundries and souvenirs of the trip were also added into these collaged pages to give us a glimpse of her nomadic life.

What drew me to her journey was the fact that as a traveling artist, I have seen and experienced many of these places, which made me more conscious of how her chronicles could be shaped visually. It was a wonderful combination of a woman biker, woman writer and woman artist collaborating.

Client: Harper Collins
More Info: Written by Aditi Rao
Year: 2020

Candid Tales

“Through these beautifully crafted visuals, Ruchi brought alive every part of my wanderlust life! Her collaged photos bring reality to the stories while the hand drawn bits express what was unreal about these solo journeys.”

Candida Louis [Indian Woman-Biker | Founder – India on a motorcycle]