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InternationalOpen Electives22 JAN - 2 FEB 2018

International Open Elective is a two week multi-disciplinary series of workshops. The workshops will be held across NID’s - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Gandhinagar campuses, for the students of 4th semester Bachelors and 2nd semester Masters programme from all disciplines and visiting Exchange students from MoU partner institutions, from 22nd January to 2nd February 2018.

The overarching theme for 2018 edition of the International Open Elective is:HERITAGE (Tangible and Intangible)

Heritage is defined as the legacy of physical artefacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations.

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20 seatsAhmedabad Campus

Education : Masters in Physics followed by a Post-Masters Diploma in Space Sciences, certified in Complementary Medicine and therapies, and has undergone two years Faculty Training programme at the National Institute of Design, India. Experience : 25 years working on the synergetic convergence of Design, Science and Technology and Management and ancient wisdom . Currently working on his thesis on Cognitive Neuroscience of creativity and leadership from the IIT, Gandhinagar.

KrishneshMehta

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Current Affiliation : Senior faculty, NID Ahmedabad

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Design Epiphanies : the Ancient Indian way

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KEYWORDS : Design epiphanies, cognitive neuroscience, ancient wisdom

All designing emerges from a moment of epiphany- the famous eureka moment - a moment when hours, days, weeks or even months of effort on a given design problem (wicked or otherwise) seems to fall in place in a flash.

At that moment, design seems automatic or spontaneous.

In today’s world where the consumers? Minds are changing every moment, how do you design in way that is not only accepted but is embraced and yet has the ability to uplift life blissfully?

OBJECTIVE

Explore tools and techniques of how epiphanies happen and how it can be made to happen at will.

Look into the timeless Indian concepts of epiphany like beauty, aesthetics, arts, and design thinking, to make design much more holistic.

Become a design yogi/seer-a spontaneous designer. Design epiphanies using the ancient Indian wisdom.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Installation or a case study presentation/performance/demonstration

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Lectures, demonstrations, watching movies, audio visual presentations, documentaries. Field trips.

The learning will be imparted based on the synergetic confluence of best of the latest in cognitive neuroscience and ancient wisdom

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The Taste of Nature :Indian Culinary Heritage

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KEYWORDS : Gastronomy, Culinary heritage, natural materials

The use of natural materials adds medicinal value and flavor to the food. For example cooking in bamboo, banana leaves etc. gives exotic aroma and taste to the prepared food.

This workshop will look into understanding the process of cooking such traditional cuisines that uses natural materials and explore these methods to create food in today’s context.

METHODOLOGY

Quick research through books, articles, internet,

Field study. Experiments, experience and documentation of the process involved in the preparation of Indian Culinary.

Current Affiliation : Senior Faculty,NID Bangalore

Education : Professional Education Programme at NID

Current Affiliation : Senior Faculty, NID Bangalore

Education : Master’s degree in Design Science from the University of Sydney, Australia; Urban Design from SPA, Delhi ; B.Arch from BVB College

Susanth CSathyendran

Mamata N Rao

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India

Bengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

Explore a glimpse of Indian Culinary Heritage.

Create various dishes in modern context by taking inspiration from the traditional way of food preparation in natural objects.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Booklets/digital document/video

20 seatsGandhinagar Campus

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Preserving India’s Cultural Heritage

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KEYWORDS : Design research, ethnographic study, artifact analysis

Heritage serves as the link between the continuity and change; in other words, between the past and the future.

It is both tangible and intangible, which we consider important for the future generation and thus they need special care and attention.

However, preservation and conservation of cultural heritage has been a big challenge in India.

METHODOLOGY

Journaling of observations and experiences, using any media.

Site visits, ethnographic study, visual documentation and research.

Artifact analysis, group discussions, individual creative work.

Current Affiliation : Interdisciplinary faculty of Science and Liberal Arts

Education : PhD in Social Science from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Master’s in Humanities, English Literature from Patna University.

Dr. Mihir Bholey Angelika Falk

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OBJECTIVE

Research and documentation of the existing heritage sites (in and around Ahmedabad). Ethnographic study of people’s understanding of their cultural heritage.

Developing strategy of design intervention to improve collective ownership, conservation and preservation of the cultural heritages.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Final documentation (text/image or any media or artifact)


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Kala PehchaanNeelo Pehchaan

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KEYWORDS : Textiles, Indigo Dyeing, Tradition and History

Kala Kapas-Neelo Kaapad, is conceptualized to trace the historical, traditional, cultural linkages of the indigenous cotton of Kachchh : Kala ; and the oldest natural dye of the region : Indigo.

The workshop shall establish these traditional relationships, to revive the traditional natural indigo dyeing process by setting up an indigo vat.

METHODOLOGY

Documenting history of Indigo.

Field Study in Kachchh.

Exploration Workshop with Mr.V Shaktivel.

Set-up of a traditional Indigo Vat in Kachchh (Khamir).

Current Affiliation : Khamir Craft Resource Center, Kachchh-Gujarat

Education : Advance Entry Program in Textile Design from NID, Fashion Design graduate from NIFT, Chennai

Current Affiliation : Faculty at NID

Education : Diploma in HandloomTechnology (1994–97) , Bachelor’sdegree in Business Administration

Juhi Pandey V Sakthivel

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India

OBJECTIVE

To map the historic story of the indigenous cotton of Kachchh and tracing its makers and users. To research the traditional and historic stories of Indigo in Kachchh.

To study the process of setting-up an Indigo Vat using the original and traditional techniques.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Document or Film, Collection of Indigo Dyed Products


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Play and Toy Heritage : De-sign for Today and Tomorrow

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KEYWORDS : Toy and Game Design, Innovative play, Play heritage

The workshop intends to look into the rich play, toy and game heritage of India and to help design playful interaction and products in today’s context.

It will provide experience of innovative play of popular Indian toys which have been disappearing rapidly.

METHODOLOGY

Hands-on experience and understanding of play heritage, stories and contexts.

Developing new concepts, ideas and models. Prototype using various resources and materials

Current Affiliation : Sr. Design Educator, consultant, New Delhi

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Current Affiliation : Play Experience Designer, NID

Education : Graduation in Mechanical Engineering with Master’s in Toy and Game Design

SudarshanKhanna

Austin Devis

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India

OBJECTIVE

Understand design and culture in terms of narrative, science, learning and material sensitivity.

Experience, evaluate play heritage and redesign new, interactive ideas in today’s context. Re-interpret and create design for contemporary and inclusive environments.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Tangible, interactive play products, kits for learning, installations.


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Pocketbook Heritage :Souvenirs for Ahmedabad

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KEYWORDS : Ethnographic Mapping, Interaction, Documentation

In the old city of Ahmedabad one may stumble upon areas where time has stood still - places and their human interactions are little islands of history - a cache of stories of a time past yet still relevant.

We journey through time and map areas that endure at a micro scale, an attempt to understand the subliminal qualities that make a place and its people unique.

METHODOLOGY

Explore and pin-point areas to study.

Visits to museums to gain a rich and holistic understanding of the culture and soul of the place.

Brainstorming sessions to filter and sort information.

Mapping the space for the reference of future visitors.

Current Affiliation : Co-founder Gaatha

Current Affiliation : Co-founder Gaatha

Sumiran Pandya Mridul Mitra

Indiahttps://gaatha.com

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OBJECTIVE

Map areas of interest in the Old City - shops, quaint businesses, services, meeting areas, at a micro scale.

Study and document the unique qualities of each conversations and interactions with the locals.

Bring to the fore for visitors to the city, unique and little known facets that are often overlooked.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

A collection of wearable and gift products that are a blend of physical and digital media that can be used as souvenirs for the city of Ahmedabad.

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Education : Trained by Ray Meeker at Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry

Experience : She has over 20 years experience in teaching and making ceramics, runs a small independent ceramic studio in Chennai. She also has a keen interest in history and literature and has organised and conducted several art and culture tours, with a focus on architecture and crafts, in Tamil Nadu.

KaveriBharath

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Current Affiliation: Independent Ceramic artist and educator

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Clay Jaalis : Cutting through from past to future

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KEYWORDS : Terracotta, Jaalis, Architectture, Surface Design

With a brief introduction to the history of cut work screens and jaali windows, participants will analyse the reasons and advantages to having jaalis instead of shutters in ancient and modern living spaces.

Also look and analyse the current terracotta and concrete “jaali bricks” available, and their short comings or flaws.

METHODOLOGY

Discussions, slide presentations, and lectures.

Field trips.

Prototyping, mould making and sample production.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Appreciate the jaalis’ aesthetics and cultural significance.

Realise that what is available in the market today is far inferior to the jaalis present in our heritage.

Design, produce, and market good alternatives.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Documentation of process, finished jaalis

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Experience : Banana pottery does mostly handmade & wheel thrown ceramics & pottery. Their projects include murals for museums , tableware for homes & restaurants, lighting , speakers , musical instruments & sculptural work.

ThomasLouis

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Current Affiliation: Chief Potter at Banana Pottery

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Sound and Ceramics :Making music from clay

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KEYWORDS : Ceramics, Sound, Music instruments

Dabbling and experimenting with different types of percussion instruments in clay and making purely ceramic musical instruments

Initially look at the ancient and traditional instruments from different parts of the world and take off from there.

METHODOLOGY

Studying ancient and traditional instruments from different parts of the world.

Demonstrations of various clay instruments. Explorations of different kinds of sounds using clay.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Multidisciplinary approach to making ceramic instruments with the addition of other materials like leather, wood, textile, bamboo etc.

Develop a understanding of what kind of sound is produced by different instruments.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Ceramic musical instruments with a performance

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Mughlai Wrap :A music video

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KEYWORDS : Music, Mughal history, Song production

Turco-Mongol in ethnic origins, brought with them rich traditions in art and architecture, language and cuisine, music and costumes.

As a result there arose a syncretic Mughlai flavor in various facets of everyday Indian life. The workshop will expose the participants to this rich heritage, culminating in a hip-hop/rap music video celebration of the same.

METHODOLOGY

Lectures, readings, films, presentations, etc. Writing and recording a 3-5 minutes rap/hip hop song. Making a 3-5 minutes music video using the rap/hip hop song generated earlier.

Current Affiliation : Principal Faculty and Discipline Lead, FVC, NID

Education : Post-graduate diploma in Film Direction, FTII; and a BA in English Literature from the University of Delhi.

Current Affiliation : Faculty,FVC, NID

Arun Gupta PrahladGopakumar

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Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Study the Mughals- their social/cultural impact. Expose the participants to the wealth of syncretic heritage. Re-assert its benign and pluralistic effect on contemporary Indian society and culture.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

A 3-5 minutes hip-hop/rap original music video


Education : B.F.A and M.F.A in Painting Experience : She has done a number of exhibitions Solo Shows like ‘A Soaring to Gachang’ art studio, ‘Deagu’ in South Korea, ‘The surface of memory’ solo show at Lattitude 28, New Delhi, ‘BREAK’ At Gandhara Art Gallery, Group Shows, ‘ASYAAF’ (Asian young artists art festival at DDP, Seoul Korea; and many more.

SudiptaDas

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Current Affiliation: Artist

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Dakojee :Traditional doll making

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KEYWORDS : Cultural exchange, Character design, Doll making

The workshop will focus on India and Korea cultural exchange through a form of Dakojee doll making. India and Korea had significant space in the mental cognizance of each other in past.

However these mutual relations were based more on the ideational and cultural commonalities.

METHODOLOGY

Prototyping with paper.

Making base structure.

Surface ornamentation.

OBJECTIVE

Understand how to preserve rituals and events through the tangible forms.

Preserve the tangible art forms of Indian historical art.

Exchange in cultures i.e. Korean culture with Indian culture.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Paper murals

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Type Fusion :Typeface Design

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KEYWORDS : Typeface design, Script culture, Fusion

In India, there are more than 780 languages, 23 are official and there are over 86 different scripts.

So the challenges and opportunities of multi-script typeface development that truly represent our vibrant and diverse script culture and heritage are enormous.

METHODOLOGY

Brief history writing, alphabets, calligraphy, and lettering.

Basics of typeface design from sketch to screen.

Introduction to modern development tools like Glyphs, Robofont.

Developing of an original multi-script typeface (Latin + one Indic script).

Current Affiliation : Co-founder: Brandnewtype

Education : Graduation from the National Institute of Design, India

Current Affiliation : Co-founder: Brandnewtype

Education : Graduation from the National Institute of Design, India, MA in Typeface Design at the University of Reading

Anand Singh Naorem NeelakashKshetrimayum

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India

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Address the challenges of multi-lingual typography.

Understand the history and tradition of different scripts.

Fusion of multi-lingual typography.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Industry standard original multi-script typeface (Latin+ 1 Indic)


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VR/AR for preservation of heritage

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KEYWORDS : Virtual/Augmented reality, Technology, Preservation

Virtual and Augmented reality allows us to explore both our own as well as new worlds immensely and intuitively. Today, both VR and AR encompass hundreds of technologies and hardware elements.

METHODOLOGY

Presentations and familiarization sessions.

Hands-on experience with VR/AR headsets and controllers.

Basics of 360 shooting, types of cameras and capture devices.

Brainstorming on simple ways to use the hardware for reality capture.

Culminating in a group presentation and ideation session.

Current Affiliation : MD | Trimensions, Founder | Hyper Reality Studio

Education : Graduation from the National Institute of Design, India

Rahul Dutta AmarjyotBaidwan

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India

OBJECTIVE

Introduce students to powerful new tools and media.

Effectively utilize these tools in preserving our rich national heritage.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Good working knowledge of how to capture reality in a virtual paradigm

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Education : Studied New Media Design at NID Experience : He currently works at the Design Lab at Adobe, researching friendly ways of applying new technologies. He has two post graduate degrees in Computer Applications, and Design but still plans to be a commercial pilot one day.

NikhilTailang

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Current Affiliation: Adobe Systems, Pvt. Ltd.

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Archaeologist fromthe future

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KEYWORDS : Archaeology, Design Fiction, Story telling

Our heritage is embedded in every object and every deliberate or mindless act we perform. Our objects and actions are a trove of our beliefs and stories.

The workshop participants will play the role of an archaeologist from future.

METHODOLOGY

Discourse on theory and practical activities.

Field visits.

Document behaviour of people, or certain objects.

Get introduced to Design Fiction.Bengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

Attain a sense of observing human behaviour. Understanding how physical objects and activities represent personal and social heritage.

Understand the significance of stories as a timeless way to preserve our heritage.

Gain the ability to represent stories as tangible and intangible artefacts.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Presentation of artefacts


Education : MFA degree in Photography from the University of Arizona, USA Experience : He began photography seriously in England in his mid twenties and concentrated on black and white analogue photography. Earlier in his career, he exhibited frequently in Europe and his work has also been introduced in photographic magazines and some books.

Hirofumi Sato(Hiro Sato)

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Current Affiliation: Associate Professor at Osaka University of Arts

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Pitching, Presentation and Storytelling Skills

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KEYWORDS : hands-on, photography, paper making, contemporary art, Japanese binding technique

In this workshop students will have a hands on approach to their paper making heritage. They will take photographs of what heritage means to them, and use hand-made paper from Ahmedabad as well as paper they make themselves during the workshop in printing the photographs. Learning through doing and making can bring about a deeper understanding of what is involved in art and craft processes and enable students to appreciate how this traditional medium can be used in contemporary art.

OBJECTIVE

through doing and making can bring about a deeper understanding of what is involved in art and craft processes and enable students to appreciate how this traditional medium can be used in contemporary art.

FINAL DELIVERABLES


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Field visits to handmade paper factories in Ahmedabad

Back at the university students will make moulds and deckles with which to make paper. Using these, the students will make 10 sheets of A4 size paper.

After brain storming together, students will take photographs of what heritage means to them.

They will print one large photograph on paper from the paper makers in Ahmedabad and 10 A4 prints on their own hand made paper




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Education : Graduation from NID, Ahmedabad (1997-2000) Experience : Maria is a practicing design professional based out of Bangalore. She works in the areas of home textile and apparel and is currently affiliated with the Himatsingka group.

Maria Alapatt

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Current Affiliation: General Manager, Design, Himatsingka Seide

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The Paldi Narrative :A Heritage Marker

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KEYWORDS : Narratives, heritage marker, Personal heritage

The idea of a narrative that bridges the tangible and intangible heritage of the NID Paldi campus.

This workshop will help the participants in exploring collective narrative at the macro level and a personal narrative at a micro level.

METHODOLOGY

Introduction to the history of the Paldi campus.

Documentation of intangible cultural aspects of this space.

Exploring oral traditions.

Quick exercises to indentify personal heritage.Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

To identify heritage markers, narrative shapers and stakeholders.

To understand the notion of space that nurtures cultures.

To use the past to map the future of an evolving campus culture.

To ideate and create one’s own heritage mark

FINAL DELIVERABLES

A heritage marker (tangible or intangible)




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Education : Graduate of Fashion Knitwear Design, Nottingham Trent University. Experience : Caroline worked as a knitwear designer for 20 years, in Italy, USA and the UK Fashion Industry, specialising in design, research and development, sales, and trends forecasting, for many high street and designer brands.

CarolineRaybould

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Current Affiliation: Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, Birmingham

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Mapping heritage :Past, Present and Future

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KEYWORDS : Mapping, Trends forecasting, changing landscape

The workshop challenges students to research ‘heritage’ focusing on Gujarat; considering ‘where we have come from’, ‘where are we now’, and ‘what is to come’, creating future scenarios for heritage and their own practice.

What place does heritage have in this shifting landscape? Students conclude by creating a future concept that is resilient and places value on people and processes.

METHODOLOGY

Lectures including theory and case studies. Independent primary and secondary research.

Research mapping: group and personal in order to develop trend concepts.

Documentation of research.

Group evaluation, debate and discussion.

OBJECTIVE

The workshop will give an interdisciplinary perspective. To understand ‘heritage’.

Explore future heritage opportunities.

Mapping of local industry, heritage and resources.

Learn more about sustainable design and business strategies, in relation to heritage.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Final presentation of their narrative/concept/strategy


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Indian Dance: Insights for the Design Student

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KEYWORDS : Indian Dance, Performing Arts, movement patterns

Students will be exposed to the different traditional dance forms of India. They will be given insights into the iconography of Indian Dance, varying functions of dance, costumes, and the dominant narratives, symbols and motifs used.

METHODOLOGY

Powerpoint presentations.

Video screenings, discussions.

Learning of basic movement patterns and poses.

Current Affiliation : Guest faculty, UoH Hyderabad

Education : Doctorate in Mohiniyattam from Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay

Mythili Anoop Gullapudi RamanKumari

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India

OBJECTIVE

Generate interest and awareness of dance as a part of the tangible and intangible heritage of India.

Provide insights into the history, contexts, politics, functions and techniques of various dances in India.

Sensitizing students to performance traditions.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Artefact or text or short videos promoting Indian dance.




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Education : Graduation from National Institute of Design Experience : Dipika has been belly dancing for about 10 years. She has travelled, learned and taught Tribal Fusion Belly Dance in places such as: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Berkley, Sebastopol, Portland, Lisbon, Cairo, Shanghai and Ningbo. She is also very interested in body mechanics.

Dipika Vijay

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Current Affiliation: Director & Founding Partner, Kohl Belly Dance

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Design and DancePrinciples

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KEYWORDS : Dance, Performing Arts, Body Mechanics

In this workshop the students shall learn and explore the fusion of Traditional Indian Dance styles and Belly Dance. Thereafter, they shall learn the application of design principles in dance.

METHODOLOGY

Various movement drills.

Exercises, games.

Research work.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Understanding body mechanics in different dance styles.

Researching and exploring design principles.

Application of Design Principles in Dance.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

Presentation/Performance.

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Body Mapping in Space OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Performing arts, Self expression, Gestures

Indian physical art forms have paid major emphasis on the body and the language it speaks through structured modules of gestures, facial expression and body expression.

This workshop will help us get back to our roots, our heritage and rejuvenate our raw form of self expression.

METHODOLOGY

Warm-up using yoga and Kalarippayut.

Teaching short collections of movements.

Exercises to explore space (depth and height) & time (dynamics).

Exercises to help them create their own vocabulary with their body.

Current Affiliation : Performing artist - Attakkalari centre for movement arts

Sylvester Mardi Ronita Mookerji

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India

Bengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

Make one aware of the body through unorthodox physical movements.

Make one aware of the parameters and boundaries of the body.

Identifying possibilities of exploration through space and time.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

For the students to gain more insight about themselves, their body, their vocabulary and self expression.

Help them gain more tools for creativity.




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Current Affiliation: Istituto Europeo di Design

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I am what I create :My heritage, My identity

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KEYWORDS : Personal heritage, Identity, Textiles

This workshop will give the students the opportunity to work on their personal/familiar heritage through the national heritage, created their own personal identity as a designer.

They’ll have to use their past to work on their present life as a foundation for their future.

METHODOLOGY

Research, lectures.

Analysis: presentation of the mood board.

Concept: Intermediate revision.

Final presentation: final revision with plenary session.

OBJECTIVE

Teaching students a grasp of initial research and inspirational data collection.

Strategic innovation starting from tradition.

Transfer personal and vernacular values into a product designed for global market and taste.

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Outfit Textile samples




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Experience : Lokesh is a textile artist, research and academician. He has taught and contributed towards the growth of students at Kala Raksha Vidyalaya, India’s premier design institute for traditional craft communities. Currently he is working as an artist and assistance curator of India Street.

Lokesh Ghai

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Current Affiliation: Textile artist / researcher

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Baku’s Rag Book :Stories of discarded fabrics

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KEYWORDS : Textiles, Up-cycling, Story-telling

The elective provides an opportunity to discover inspiring up-cycle stories of the discarded old cotton mills and of women who stitch these stories together.

METHODOLOGY

Field visit. Learning the basic technique of stitching of discarded fabrics together. Reviewing a series of rareÿworking-booksÿof Calico design studio.

Decoding designs of Bolt labels used for branding of mill cloth. Interaction with families of mill workers.

Mapping the stories, identifying the levities and gravitas moments. Sourcing discarded textiles.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Discover untold inspiring stories of Ahmedabad heritage.

Experience the industrial heritage through site visit.

Explore the basic technique of putting together stories of discarded clothes.

Developing rag-books.

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Education : FTII & SRC alumnus

Experience : He has done numerous plays during his theatre tenure of almost 15 years. He played the negative lead in the biggest Bollywood Musical stage show “Zangoora” for almost 7 years. Currently he is busy with his acting work for Films and series, also training actors for various projects and in general.

Nitin Goel

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Current Affiliation:Freelance Actor and Coach

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No acting please (NAP) OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Improvisation, acting, performing arts

Improvisation is one of the core techniques used by actors. It stretches the imagination; sparks spontaneity and can lead to unforgettable performances. Workshop will revolve around the Stanislavsky’s, Strasberg’s and Meisner’s acting techniques with a handful of fun filled improvised games and exercises depending upon the energy and temperament of the group.

METHODOLOGY

Explore various acting techniques

Improvised games and exercises

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

To make the students aware about themselves

Focus on self work keeping Improvisational Technique as the base

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Short improvised plays

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Language Game(s) OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Language, Game design, Research

Language has been called a ‘technology’, in the sense that it is something which extends the capabilities of the human: a ‘tool’.

However, it is infinitely more than that, and this workshop will contemplate what that ‘something more’ is.

METHODOLOGY

Presentation/lectures, discussions, readings.

Ideation for ‘Language Game[s}’.

Collective research.

Model making.

Install work as a group exhibition.

Current Affiliation : University of the Arts and Royal College of Art

Education : Studied graphic design from NID

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Education : MA work at Central St. Martins, London

Dr. SheenaMorag Calvert

Namrata Bhatter

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Bengaluru Campus

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Understand language as the ‘lens’, in the current technological landscape/s.

Understand the significance of language as a deeply embedded aspect of human life and heritage.

Understand how language as the ‘interface’ between us and one another, and us and the world, is changing.

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Experience : Product designer educated in Ensaama, Paris and BIAD, Birmingham. Over the last ten years Evy has developed a highly original approach to design by making conceptually holistic usage. She is also merging contemporary art installation practice with her design background to bring another voice to her message.

Evy Dutheil

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Design Heritage andDigital Age

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KEYWORDS : Design heritage, craft techniques, technology

This workshop reflects on the tradition and modernity. The purpose is to mix one element from the past especially a craft technique -ceramic, glass or wood- with one current process for example new technology -laser cutting, 3d print - which makes sense in terms of global design.

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Sketching/ideating/prototyping.

Final outcome will be curated via a scenographic experience.

Ahmedabad Campus

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Create artifacts or installation.

Understanding the power of heritage, craft and cutting edge technologies alongside sustainable design scenario.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

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‘Kala Jaadu’ :souvenirs and gifts

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KEYWORDS : Tattoo Art, Personal Identity, Motifs

Art of Tattoo has existed in India since eternity and has traditionally defined one’s identity. This elective aims to bring to the forefront the elaborate history of Tattoo Art in India.

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Research

Field visit

Brainstorming sessions

Ideation

Design

Production

Current Affiliation : Founder at NEST Design

Education : Post Graduation in Lifestyle Accessory Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Current Affiliation : Manager - Design at VIP Industries Ltd.

Education : Post Graduation in Lifestyle Accessory Design from National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.

Arpit Agarwal Pratima Khadke

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India

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Conceptualize ideas to represent our heritage and culture. Rejuvenate traditional motifs and stories. Create mementos, jewellery pieces, installations, a catalogue of tattoos.

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Education : B.F.A in History of art from Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, M.V.A and Ph.D from the dept. of Art history and Aesthetics, M.S.U, Baroda. Experience : Participated in various international and national seminars and had curated exhibitions in various parts of the country. The areas of interests are: Feminism and art, indigenous modernism, arts and crafts/design interface and Indian aesthetics.

Dr. AparnaRoy Baliga

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Training the indigenous inIndian visual culture

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KEYWORDS : Visual culture, Indian aesthetics, Media appreciation

The intention of the workshop is to trace different ideas of the indigenous in Indian visual culture.

The discussions will range from Indian aesthetics through regional films, ancient Indian sculpture and painting, folk art practices, writings on art and design interface.

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Paper presentations.

Movie screenings.

Pertinent text discussions.

Field visitsBengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

Bring about the ideas of translation from one medium to the other.

Understand the interfaces between different disciplines.

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Short films/ products/performances




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Education : Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. Experience : Historian, curator and a critic, his areas of expertise include material culture and visual culture. He has taught courses in design history, art history, curatorial practice and cultural theory.

Michael JohnProkopow

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Objects, memory andthe self

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KEYWORDS : Personal museology, Memory, Identity

The construction of a personal narrative of life through acquired possessions can be seen as an ongoing exercise in a personal museology. This workshop will consider the ideological, semiotic and cultural operations of the tangible world in the construction and negotiation of memory and its stewardship.

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Readings. Discussions. Group projects and writing exercises.

Personal inventorying, self-appraisal and object analysis.

Bengaluru Campus

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Introduce and interrogate the relationships between the possessions of material goods.

Study of material life and its symbolic dimensions. Investigating the circumstances of contemporary personal heritage.

Understand how objects serve in the cultivation and stewardship of identity, character and memory.

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Education : Graduate in Psychology and Home Science 2009-2012: Apparel Design and Merchandising at NID 2013 (Jan) Experience : Leather Workshop for RUDA with Outreach (NID) 2013 (May)- 2016: Head of Design at iRide; Design Consultancy for Aavaran (Udaipur) 2016 onwards: creative writer and self employed

Adhishri SarahPhilemon

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Current Affiliation: Proprietor at Maia Designs

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Yarn over the needle :Crochet products

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KEYWORDS : Surface design, Knitting, Crochet

Students will be introduced with the idea of using knitting and crochet to create 2-D surfaces, 3-D surfaces and other products.

Students are free to take up individual or group projects.

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Encourage the learning and practice of the art of hand knitting and crochet.

Inculcate an understanding of surface development using knitting and crochet.

Discover possibilities to use these techniques for lifestyle, fashion and other fields.

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A range of products


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Narratives of Place : Bridging the Past + Future

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KEYWORDS : Mapping, cultural identity, Documentation

In this workshop students will use the bridges that cross the Sabarmati River as an interface and entry point for exploring the cultural, social and political history of Ahmedabad in the larger context of Indian national identity.

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Students will be introduced to a range of visual methodologies for data collection, documentation, analysis and interpretation.

Lectures supplemented by readings.

Demonstrations. Field Research.

Documentation. Analysis and Synthesis.

Remediation.

Current Affiliation : York Unviersity, Toronto, CanadaEducation : MFA in Design from the School of Visual Arts

Experience: Professor in the Department of Computational Arts and the Director of Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.

Current Affiliation : Associate Professor in the Department of Design in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design.

Experience : His research explores the potential of technology-enhanced learning and interactive design education. Teaching includes a range of interactive design and time-based communication courses.

Michael Longford David Gelb

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OBJECTIVE

To better understand the construction of meaning embedded in city streets, buildings and objects.

To understand how our relation to architecture, neighourhoods, and objects change over time.

Understanding metaphors linking past to present.

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Education : Graduation in History Hons. at St. Stephens’ College and Post Graduation in Film and Video at NID, Ahmedabad

Experience : Jeneva has directed a Short Feature “Still Standing” on the lesser known monuments of Delhi. Deciding to pursue a career in culinary arts, she trained in French pastry at Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Patisserie (ENSP) in France and worked at Patisserie David and Maison Pillet. In India she was chef at the ITC Maurya, Delhi and Patisserie Delicieux in Goa.

Jeneva Talwar

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The wonders of foodand film

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KEYWORDS : Food, film, photography

Focussing on the world of film, photography and painting, the course will show how culinary connections can step into the world of art, design, films and books.

Simply put, it’s stimulation for all five senses not just the palate.

METHODOLOGY

Initiation. Discovery and Research.

Film screenings, discussions.

Analysis.

Field trips. Bengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

To look at food and film with a fresh perspective.

Engage with Food at sensory and emotional levels.

To discover with the simple use of a lens how the elusive Taste can be felt.

To understand how a photograph or a moving image can evoke a gamut of emotions.

To understand ones relationship with food.

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Education: PhD from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication at University of Reading, MA in Communication Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, BA in Fine Art from the University of Madras.

Experience: graphic designer and researcher known for her expertise in intercultural communication design and typography, and alternative publishing practices. Through her studio Rathna has worked with clients including the BBC, Harvard University, Tara Books and the World Bank.

Rathna Ramanathan

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A Future of the Book in India OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Book design, linguistics, typography

Book design in India draws very heavily from Western methods of practice and underestimates the rich heritage offered by India’s book traditions as evidenced in tools, practices, form and materials. This experimental workshop seeks to connect our rich cultural and classical heritage with the needs and demands of the digital world with the aim of providing unique insights and models of the Indian approach

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Experimental typography and book design workshops. Lectures. Introduction to the advantages of a research-based practice.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Develop a working method that draws on India’s rich classical heritage with oral, visual and textual linguistic and textual heritages

Build a conceptual design framework for the future of the book in India.

FINAL DELIVERABLES

A mission statement for book design and typography for India and an accompanying exhibition of work (concepts and models) that illustrate this.

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The step wells ofAhmedabad

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KEYWORDS : Architecture, History, Research

In this interdisciplinary workshop, students discover the ancient step wells of Ahmedabad dating back to 1100 AD.

Students will learn about the technical skills that went into the construction of these ecologically sensitive structures, and explore their relevance as ritual sites.

METHODOLOGY

Presentations.

Screenings of experimental films and sound art.

Lectures, daily discussions.

Site visits

Current Affiliation : Freelance photographer & Filmmaker/Social worker

Education : Studied film at Bard College and Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies

Srinivas SeshaKuruganti

Shumona Goel

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India

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Reflect critically on history and its forms. Engage history in non-narrative methods.

Develop a language that communicates across disciplines.

Students will collaborate to create unique projects in groups.

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Experience : Marc Baines is an illustrator and publisher of graphic novels from his press Kingly Books. He started the independent record label Vesuvius in Glasgow in the mid-nineties, releasing records by local acts such as The Yummy Fur, Lung Leg and Ganger and Cylinder.

Mark AndrewBaines

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Kitchen Person Myself :Collection of stories

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KEYWORDS : Memory, Emotional Design, Food heritage

A series of workshops exploring time and memory through our interaction with the kitchen.

Exploring our sentimental attachment to certain utensils or items of crockery and how memory or connections can be evoked by the sight, smell or taste of food.

METHODOLOGY

Writing and illustration.

Short time restricted exercises relating to memory and the kitchen.

Field to the Utensils Museum in Ahmedabad.

Discussions, screenings.The development of a series of stories.

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Create a set of narratives.

Develop our understanding of how time can be explored in the medium of comics.

Understanding how can the visual storyteller can control the reading of his work to develop complex and resonant narratives.

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Sixteen eight page booklets or a 112 page collection of sixteen stories.

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Where the water flows OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : research, storytelling and interpretation

This workshop will investigate the heritage of Ahmedabad as built spaces and practices lived around water.

It will seek ways to create awareness, drive change and imagine solutions by which the knowledge of a distant past shapes the way we address present concerns for collective future.

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Field visits, walking tours and guided talks.

Group discussions.

Interviews with the residents of the Old City.

Interpret experiences and impressions.

Ruchita Madhok Aditya Palsule

Indiakahanidesignworks.com

India

Ahmedabad Campus

OBJECTIVE

Sensitize design students to the wealth of heritage around us.

Enable them to unlock the creative thinking of their predecessor artists, craftspeople and architects.

Encourage them to apply traditional knowledge towards unconventional solutions.

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Exhibition: Photography, documentation, writing, model-making, material-led storytelling, filmmaking or creation of digital narratives.

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Heritage : Tangible and Intangible

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KEYWORDS : Design sensitization, Multiple perspectives, Future needs

It is interesting to see people experiencing the same moment come from different cultural backgrounds, ideological orientation, or emotional states.

In spite of this, human mind, and human genes respond to some events universally, intuitively and deeply.

METHODOLOGY

Live demonstration.

Presentations.

Discussions

Current Affiliation : Principal Architect & Designer

Current Affiliation : Sitar Player

Current Affiliation : Indian film actress, in Marathi cinema, Marathi theatre, and Malayalam cinema

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Mahajan Vidur Neha Vidur

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Indiavidurmahajan.com

India

Gandhinagar Campus

OBJECTIVE

Understand how design influences cultures, shapes values, and future; how design is combination of space, time, form, materials, technology, finishes etc.

Understand how design is used as a tool for the benefit of functional and emotional needs of an individual and the society.

Gain some insight of dynamics of human development and the role of design

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Light on Heritage OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Photography, photographic imagery, documentation

This workshop will embrace photography as a powerful medium in identifying, preserving, investigating, understanding and learning about true value of heritage through photographic inquiry, documentation, visualization and bringing subtle nuances of cultural aspects of artifacts, processes and historical significance to wider audiences.

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Lectures with Power Point Presentation

Demonstrations

Time Bound Assignments

Presentation of Assignments , Feedback on Assignments

Documentation and Exhibition of Assignments to the Community

Current Affiliation : Photographer, Educator, Partner- Photodesign, Photosensitive

Experience : practicing in Delhi since 1983, working on a wide range of commercial photography assignments, specializing in Product, Industrial and Food photography.

Current Affiliation: Associate Faculty in New Media Design at NID Gandhinagar.

Education: Master’s degrees in Computer Applications and Information Technology

Experience : 3.5 in the industry, designing and teaching at Asian School of Media Studies in Noida. Joined NID in 2007

Shailan Parker Saurabh Srivastava

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Indiasaurabh.nid.edu

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To understand Photography as medium to create interest in heritage.

To understand photography as medium for documentation of human culture.

To understand photographic imagery as a patterned social activity shaped by cultural context.

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Food, Spaces and the City OVERVIEW

KEYWORDS : Ethnography, food, narratives

Food markets can be understood as centres of socio cultural interactions. They give a unique identity to a space and in turn create a unique identity for the city. This workshop will explore the food markets of Ahmedabad and identify the social cultural interactions around food and space Mapping narratives of the foods and the spaces and the social interactions over food in these spaces.

METHODOLOGY

Ethnographic Fieldwork by students in small groups.

Meetings and conversations with food makers, and the customers.

Identifying memories of old patrons and expectations of new foodies Recording identities through various means (drawings, recordings, poetry, videos).

Regrouping to create chapters from the fieldwork.

Current Affiliation : Self-employed Consultant

Experience : 15 years of experience in developing risk reduction strategies, climate change analysis, hazard modeling, institutional analysis, adaptation & mitigation plans for governments, INGOs, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies.

Current Affiliation : Self-employed designer/ artist

Experience: Sachin Sachar is an installation Designer-Artist based in Delhi. His work spans from large-scale architectural installations to micro interiors. He is also a visiting design faculty at NID and AUD.

Umamaheshwaran Rajasekar

Sachin Sachar

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India

OBJECTIVE

Explore the food markets of the city.

Mapping narratives of the foods and the spaces.

Understand how these markets have evolved and developed.

Analysis for options of recreation of these spaces in the context of experiential design, exhibition design, building designs and city planning.

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Experience: Daniel Peltz is an artist and educator. Through his site-responsive projects and media installations, Peltz explores social systems, attempting to provoke ruptures in the socio/cultural fabric through which new ways of being may emerge and be considered. To accomplish these goals, he uses a range of intervention, ethnographic and performance strategies.

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The Performative Act of Cleaning Up

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KEYWORDS : Recycling, waste management, glass

While formal and informal systems of waste recycling have been well explored in an Indian cultural context, the complex issues around industrial and toxic waste disposal remain under-explored. The workshop uses a case study model, forging a connection between a rural glass factory in Sweden and the glass production industry in and around Bangalore.

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Simple material based opening exercises.

Lectures, discussions.

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Bengaluru Campus

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Engaging artists in a ‘clean-up process’, not as physical but as conceptual cleaners/miners,

To perform the act of cleaning something up, we need to take responsibility not just for safe disposal but to account for the potential of whatever is being cleaned as a resource that allows us to consider who we are and who might be becoming.

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Education: Trained as a Historian from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Film-director from Film & Television Institute of India, Pune. Alumni of Durham University, UK.

Experience: Has taken to Cinematography, Film Editing, and Music Arrangement for documentary films. He has been making back-to-back independent & commissioned documentary films since 1990. Have made films about local developmental dilemmas, environmental issues, & folk-traditions in Himalayas, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh with emphasis on folklore, performers, theatre, music and dance.’

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Facing Folk : Recording & Representing Folklore

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KEYWORDS : Cinema, folklore, research

By way of a study in contrasts, this workshop will also expose participants to the kind of false, unscientific, touristy, disneyfied works on folklore that exist as films in many countries. It will round-off the discussion with the use of folklore in commercial Hollywood cinema, and thoughts about a possible South Asian Folklore Cinema of the future.

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Discussions Practically identify, shoot & edit a few short films

Group visits to relevant locations

Bengaluru Campus

OBJECTIVE

Revealing ways of opening to people’s intangible culture & memes, What to do & not do in making such films

How to open a realistic framework of collection, storytelling and representation of people’s knowledge

How much to research and how not to pre-load

How to create/edit a story of a world of characters & places relevant to the tradition And, the overarching importance of a great soundtrack!

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A few short documentary films from a new & unique South Asian perspective about the subject of folklore & folkarts