For an exploration of the various stories of people from marginalised communities as shared on the internet thus claiming their own space which they are often denied in society. Taking the form of letters written to the internet the outcome of this project will be a publication. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be a copy of the publication. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, honorarium, printing and publishing, refreshments and stationery.
For photo documentation of the abandoned, ignored and almost invisible infrastructure of cybercafés in Bangalore. The outcome of the project will be an online photo exhibition. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be photographs of the cybercafés. Grant funds will pay for equipment hire, professional fees, local conveyance and honorarium.
For the creation of an audiovisual medley that explores habitual tendencies of violent human behaviour, and how it is impacted with increasing usage of the internet. The project aims to explore the ways in which the internet acts as a medium that perpetuates and enhances the contexts that cause violent behaviour. The outcome will be an audiovisual medley of montages which incorporates archival footage, basic animation, stop motion cinema, and live-action embedded with music. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be this audiovisual medley. Grant funds will pay for set construction, equipment hire, materials and honorarium.
For the making of a short film that explores the impact on education and shifts in the lives and work of teachers, who are compelled to use digital technology and the internet to teach during the pandemic. A series of interviews with teachers whose lives have been disrupted will be conducted in and around Jaipur. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the film. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, equipment hire and local conveyance.
For a study of the complex and multi-dimensional relationship that we have with the internet. It will be explored through an imagined conversation between an artist and the internet where over time the dynamics of power will shift between them. The outcome of the project will be an animated website that will enable active viewer participation. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the website downloaded on a drive. Grant funds will pay for production and professional fee.
For the creation of a digital project titled Priyanka’s Story which uses Forum Theatre technique of the Theatre of the Oppressed to examine the issues of increased online harassment against women in India. With a collaborative audience as ‘spect-actors’ whose responses aim at resolving the issues around online safety in the protagonist’s life, four videos will be created and disseminated sequentially, such that interventions from the preceding video influence the protagonist’s actions in the next one. The outcome will be a 20-minute film compiled from the four videos and interventions, which will be made public to be used as a resource. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the film, and four videos made during the project along with the interventions received from the ‘spect-actors’. Grant funds will pay for professional fees, publicity, recording and documentation.
For the creation of a short film about love and the internet. Oscillating between fiction and reality the film titled Love in the Time of Internet will explore the interactive spaces of the internet and the ways in which it affects relationships of couples. It will attempt to capture both love and the internet through the lens of a rapidly changing world. As the outcome of the project, the film will be a collage of art, animation and videography. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the film together with documentation of the process. Grant funds will pay for the purchase of software, professional fees and equipment hire.
For the creation of three short videos that explore the impact of internet shutdowns and throttling, across different regions in India. With specific reference to the year-long blackout of communications including internet services in Kashmir, this project seeks to unravel the idea of ‘digital apartheid’ in which citizens are denied the means to participate in a highly networked and digitised world. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the three short videos. Grant funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees and purchase of stock images and footage.
For the making of a short film exploring urban India’s engagement with online dating. Drawing from interviews with men and women across different Indian cities, online research and the grantee’s personal experiences, the project intends to weave together stories of four protagonists and their quests on dating apps. The outcome of this grant will be the short film. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will also be the short film. Grant funds will pay for honorarium and professional fees.
For the making of a series of tricolour gum bichromate prints and sculptures by appropriating images collected from panoramas of India uploaded by Google Street contributors. The outcome of the project will be this series of prints and a lecture-performance. The Grantee’s deliverables to IFA along with the final report will be the digital images sourced from Google Street, scanned images of the tricolour gum bichromate prints and sculptures, video recording of the lecture performance and photo documentation of the negatives and the tricolour gum bichromate printing process. Grant funds will pay for materials, honorarium and purchase of books.
