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 delve into the mythological world of nature worship in the ancestral land of Ziro valley, Arunachal Pradesh. In collaboration with the elders, women and girls of Apatani community, a speculative visual archive will be staged through performance, drawing, and photography. The outcome of the project will be a visual archive created as a zine. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a zine, and selected images from the visual archive. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, materials, hire of equipment, communications, and printing.
