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POSTGRADUATE INTERLUDE20 NOVEMBER TO 16 DECEMBER, 2017
REGISTRATION FORMRegister your teams by Nov 14, 2017 https://goo.gl/forms/q2PVg71y9MCFpszI2The allotment will be based on the basis of ‘first come first serve’, as we have limited seats. For detailed information about the studios, provocative propositions and schedule visit: https://srishtipginterlude.wordpress.com
For more details: Naveen Bagalkot [email protected] Sateesh [email protected]
‘INTERLUDE’ or the in-between is an experimental space at Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology,for pause, or self-reflection. It is a platform for critiquing and busting memes of today or of the times to come. The vision is to create a space that lies in the intersection between academic learning and a ‘design-free’ zone, where postgraduate students from Srishti and other institutions come together and critically engage in the act of ‘meme-busting’.
In its second edition this year, we have three Open Studios, each exploring a particular theme. The students have a choice to enroll in any one of the studio and choose a particular provocation that the studio offers. The students then, over a period of four weeks work in interdisciplinary teams to actively construct their response to the chosen provocation.
The construction will be shaped by a mentoring space where experts from diverse disciplines will share their insights, experiences and positions in any form, such as talks, walks, discussions, open debates, workshops, hackathons, and other formats of their choice. The student teams are encouraged to engage in these wide-ranging activities to facilitate their response-building process and take informed positions of their own.
The three studios are as follows1. Culture of Resilience: Resilience of Culture2. Contesting Heritage3. Sustain by Design
Key Dates
• Call for Participation: 31 October, 2017• Registration of Teams: 14 November, 2017• Open Studios: 20 November – 13 December, 2017• Culminating Conference: 14, 15, 16 December, 2017
Each open studio culminates into co-located conference on the 14, 15, and 16 December. Student work will drive a platform for public exchange, debate, and discourse around the respective themes.
Modes of Participation (for external students)If you are a postgraduate student you are eligible to participate in two modes.Both the modes require you to, 1. Form a team of minimum 2-3 fellow students (multi-disciplinarity will be preferred)2. Be mentored by a faculty member of your institute.
The two modes of participation are,
1. Participate completely offline. You will work on the studio,provocation you have chosen in your own time andspace under the mentored by a faculty member of yourinstitute. You will submit your response for curation andpresentation at the conference, according to the date setby the respective open studio. You will participate in theculminating conference and present your work.
2. Participate in some mentoring sessions. You can attendsome of the mentoring sessions organized by yourstudio if it suits your calendar. You will have to bear allthe expenses for travel and stay on your own. The otheractivities remain the same as mode 1.
OVERVIEWSouth Asia offers a vast diversity of cultural landscapes that have evolved innumerable responses to the ways in which societies can inhabit places that challenge human ingenuity. All kinds of answers have been found to sustain life in the face of the vagaries of nature. In turn, these conditions have encouraged the development of a bewildering diversity of ways of life, language and cultural forms. In this place-based open studio on ‘Culture of Resilience’ you will engage with interdisciplinary ideas and concepts of resilience and examine them through the cultural landscape of Bidar, a fort city in Northern Karnataka.
BROAD SCHEDULEThis studio is based in Bidar. In the first two weeks the studio will be situated in Bidar. A series of interactive sessions with cultural groups will be facilitated along with mentoring sessions in the form of talks, workshops and performances. The remaining two weeks will be facilitated in Bangalore when the students will interact with studio facilitators to develop their response to the chosen provocation.Travel dates: 23rd November - 2nd December, 2017
TRAVEL COSTTravel and accommodation cost from Bangalore by train and shared accommodation is approximately Rs.6000/- Non-Srishti students have the option of making their own arrangements of travel and accommodation.
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CONTACT DETAILSFor any further inquiries about this studio, please write to: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
PARTNERSThis studio is offered by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Habitat & Sustainable Development India in collaboration with Team YUVAA (Youth United for Vigilance, Awareness & Action).
OPEN STUDIO 1CULTURE OF RESILIENCE – RESILIENCE OF CULTURE
Photo: From the collection of Liyakath Ali Khan, Bidar
OVERVIEWIndia is a land of great variety of heritage sites and many socio-cultural influences have worked over several centuries to form these wide-ranging cultural landscapes. While some practices of conservation predates the colonial era, others have been initiated only during the last few decades. One of the reasons for this delay could be that most of these practices are borrowed or adapted from elsewhere. But perhaps a more benign explanation is that heritage in India was sustained by local indigenous practices and outside management was not necessary.What led to these new practices? How was heritage interpreted before it was subjected to conservation, alteration or demolition? Who decides, what is best for heritage?Heritage in India today faces a more complex situation than ever before. Education and practice are in a flux because the context, for heritage interpretation and intervention, is constantly under transformation. The socio-political and economic changes in India have impacted the state of heritage management. Indian heritage has at times been a subject of collective decision and at others driven by individual choices.We envision that this studio ‘Contesting Heritage’ will be an open platform for critical reflections on the tangible, the intangible and the natural heritage of India. This approach would help expand or redefine creative practices in the fields of heritage and urban design. This studio is also a part of the collaborative between the UNESCO Chair at Srishti and ICOMOS India.
BROAD SCHEDULEFirst week will be dedicated towards introductions & input sessions from Cumulus Conference at Srishti. Second and third week will be a mix of site visits and interactive sessions with various professionals. Participation in the ICOMOS GA 2017 and final response building is scheduled for the fourth week, right before the culminating student conference.
SITESA ‘site’ is more than a geographical location, especially for critical design practice. It can be a productive entry point to explore a wide-range of questions. The sites we have curated are a starting point for these explorations. It should be noted that intangible processes of natural and cultural environments are of equal significance as the tangible aspects of place-making.Student participants from Srishti have been suggested to consider the following sites to explore their provocations: Jew Town (Kochi), Hampi (Karnataka), Vernacular of Southern India, Jog Falls (Western Ghats), and Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh). Participants from outside of Srishti are suggested to pick a suitable site of their choice, after consultations with their designated mentor.
OPEN STUDIO 2CONTESTING HERITAGE
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CONTACT DETAILSFor any further inquiries about this studio, please write to: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
PARTNERSThis studio is offered by the UNESCO Chair in Culture, Habitat and Sustainable Development India in collaboration with ICOMOS India.
From the ‘living fort’ area of Jaisalmer (Source: Natural High Safaris)
Council on Monuments and Sites
OVERVIEWThe 2015 UN General Assembly adopted a set of 17 interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a continuation ofof the global sustainability agenda previously enshrined in the Millennium Development Goals. Spanning the next 15 years, up to 2030, these goals aim to guide disruptive development agenda, including growing global urbanization, while respectinghuman and environmental factors like social justice, economic equity, environmental security which would provide a holistic approach for a sustainable future.Though the SDGs have been framed after a long process of participation by various stakeholder groups, including Governments, responsibility to realize the Goals are with countries that are member states to the UN. For India, it is imperative to contextualize the SDGs and build a dialogue with national/regional/local goals, aspirations and strategies in order to effectively achieve the set targets. This studio will focus on the role of art and design in critically evaluating the SDGs, innovating with implementation strategies and reimagining them for the Indian context.
BROAD SCHEDULEWith an aim to bridge the existing gap of SDGs communications, SRISHTI along with LeNs India and Forum for Law, Environment, Development and Governance (FLEDGE) is conducting a participatory and practical-oriented Interlude with student groups working on various critical issues and creative ideas for communicating SDGs. During Interlude when students are grappling with the provocations, they will be mentored by experts from diverse fields from diverse organizations - govt. and non-govt./global and local - and people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Week 1 Immersion and understanding SDGs + CUMULUS (certain sessions)
• Week 2 Experts sharing their thoughts about the provocation, Zooming in on a provocation and decide their plan of action
• Week 3 Delving into context
• Week 4 Responding/Interpreting/Intervening culminating in an exhibition + a letter to future policy makers
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CONTACT DETAILSFor any further inquiries about this studio, please write to: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
PARTNERSThis studio is offered by the LeNS Lab at Srishti in collaboration with LeNSin, the International Learning Network of networks on Sustainability (2015- 2018) and FLEDGE.
OPEN STUDIO 3SUSTAIN BY DESIGN
