For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that is a speculative non-fiction, an exercise in world-building, examining alternate realities and new mythologies titled SuperOrganism. The outcome of this project will be a book – printed and bound, illustrations: prints and paintings, and an audio-visual installation The print edition will use story (world-building) as a medium, interspersed with academic writing, illustrating the characters of the Minstrel, a wandering storyteller, and Celeste, a modern-day perfumer. The installation will draw upon stories of both the characters and create a participatory experience for the viewer. Both together and apart, the two works will explore identity, belonging, language and community. Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be documentation materials from the project, and the book. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of equipment, materials, travel and living, and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will focus on the creation of a mixed-media documentary film titled Ballads of Ponnani. The project revolves around a 65-year-old music club Basanth Bahar, where three to four nights a week, a group of men gather beneath a single photograph of Mohammed Rafi, alongside portraits of legendary Malayalam singers like KJ Yesudas, and the room fills with the soulful strains of Bollywood classics and traditional Mappila Pattu. At the heart of the story are three men and their labouring bodies torn from the daily toil, but finding renewal through a fading musical tradition of a withering music club. The Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be documentation materials from the project, and the documentary film. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of equipment, travel and living, consumables and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions towards an Illustrated Art Book titled In the land I was born. The project coordinator has been collecting and documenting fascinating oral narratives, tales from his native land of Arunachal Pradesh. For this project, he will collect more tales and preserve them as artworks on paper. The art book will provide a well-designed, curated journey to its readers – taking them through a voyage shaped by memory, folklore and landscape. The written word will act as an accompaniment, providing context to the illustrations, without overpowering them. The Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be documentation materials from the project, and the art book. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, hire of venue, materials, and printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore micro-movements in nature, through meditative observations captured through drawings, sounds and videos. This will include lo-fi kinetic, sound installations, zoetrope experiments that will translate kinaesthetic slowness into a shared sensory experience. The outcome of the project will be a series of small experimental studies in drawing and sound to capture micro-movements observed in nature, along with process-led open-ended kinetic trials with a zoetrope. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Hire of Equipment, Materials, Documentation, Purchase of Books, and Travel and Living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that is towards a manuscript of a graphic journal The Art-Educators’ Diary, an illustrated account of the work of art-educators in the form of comics in Hindi. The book will hold stories and experiences of art-educators working in alternate learning spaces for children - care homes, learning centers, libraries and NGO run schools. This will be a handbook which will include research, stories, anecdotes, challenges, conversations with students and art educators, and even lesson plans and curriculum through hand-drawn comics. The outcome of this project will be a graphic journal for art educators. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be documentation materials from the project and the graphic journal. Project funds will pay for contract fee, printing, travel and living, materials, workshop, and communication.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will focus on the creation of a photobook in the Bankri dialect, titled Saru Suta Bel Phuler Mala (Thread-like Jasmine Garland) which is taken from a popular tusu song. This project is a form of protest for the Project coordinator who is trying to create the first photobook in Bankri dialect to represent a region, its people, and their language which rarely finds representation in the mainstream public discourse. The outcome of this project will be a first of its kind photobook in Bankri representing the life of the people of rural Bankura and Purulia. The Project Coordinator's deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be documentation materials from the project, and the photobook. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, publication, hire of equipment, consumables and purchase of books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will delve into a world-building, exploring ‘aphantamophia’, as an artistic inquiry into a speculative future, where humanity loses internal imagery, ceding memory to machine, and the artistic process involves writing, filmmaking, and the making of physical artifacts, to investigate the transformation of seeing, knowing and technological dependence. The outcome of the project will be world-building, experimentations with multimedia installation, involving film, writings, photography, or books. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, writings, films, or photographs. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Printing, Hire of Equipment, Materials, and Subscription to Software.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will play around with experiments in expanded cinema, light, and film installation, using microcontrollers, motors, multi-lens custom projector and analogue film to create dynamic, sculptural, and spatial cinema, pushing beyond the screen's limits. The outcome of the project will be expanded cinema experiments, along with light and film installations. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be audio-visual documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Materials, and Travel and Living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore the architectonics of a hospital as home, meditating on its space as a palimpsest, through multiform artistic experiments, including writing, photography, material experiments, to investigate spatial memory, grief and the liminality of lifelong dwelling. The outcome of the project will be architectural analysis, story and poetry writing, analogue photography, collages, bookmaking, and assemblages. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, drawings, stories, poems, and photographs. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Printing, Materials and Purchase of Books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will delve into a multiform inquiry into the Najafgarh drain in Delhi, juxtaposing its current ecological reality in the form of a sonic photo-essay, with an experimental play about the historical figure of Mirza Najaf Khan. The outcome of the project will be photography and sound captures leading to a sonic photo-essay, and an experimental play. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, and the photo-essay. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Travel and Living, Hire of Equipment, Archive and Library Fees, Printing and materials.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore knowledge embodied in virtual avatars through interactive prototypes combining dance, performance, and video game spaces, questioning the material body's role in digital realms. The outcome of the project will be game-like prototypes, videogame spaces and live performances. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, along with the game prototypes. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Hire of Equipment, Travel and Living, and Printing.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore the making of a short experimental film edit looking at the Meira Paibi women's movement in Manipur, focusing on their night shelters (Shang) using ambiguity and montage to reveal intimate, resilient complexities. The outcome of the project will be the field research, interviews, and night filming with audio-visual experimentation. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be an audio-visual documentation of the artistic process and the short experimental film edit. Project funds will pay for Contract Fees, Hire of Equipment, and Travel and Living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will explore the impact of rock mining on Hyderabad's landscape using experimental film, sound, choreography, and speculative fiction to create non-linear, alternate cartographies. The outcome of the project will be an experimental film, a sound score and choreography. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the audio-visual documentation of the artistic process, a film, and a sound score. Project funds will pay for contract fees.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will engage sixth and seventh grade students of Government Model Primary School in Kengeri old city, Bangalore Urban district with the project titled Installation Art with Kids. This project will engage students in the creation of a large-scale mixed-media installation. By exploring various techniques, including light, sound, texture, and scale, it encourages students to interact with the artwork, and connect it to their curriculum in science, mathematics, social science and language. The outcome of this project will be a temporary art installation in the school premises and a publication. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include a copy of the publication, still and video documentation of the process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, installation, travel and living, publication, and documentation.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will engage seventh grade students of the Government Model Higher Primary School in Anegundi village, Gangavathi taluk, Koppal district, through a project centred on Moriyarara Gudda—the Hill of the Moriyars, located in the legendary megalithic site of Hire Benakal. Through a series of activities and field trips, students will explore this site using historical and artistic approaches, connecting their learnings to curriculum in social science, science, and language. The outcome of the project will be an exhibition and a performance. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will include photographs and video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, performance, printing, hire of equipment, materials, and documentation.
