For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA titled Entry-Points which is a research project that will use select objects from the Museum of Christian Art (MoCA) in Goa to trace larger global histories of iconographic and material affinities that resulted from cross-cultural transmission of ideas and objects among Europe, Asia and the Indian Ocean littoral. Beginning with the sixteenth century, the project will stage unexpected constellations of objects from the museum and elsewhere, together with contemporary artworks, to offer new frameworks of interpretation for a cultural moment that was unique to Asia. The outcomes will be an e-catalogue/book of the staged materials and newly commissioned artworks, a workshop and a three-part seminar. The Principal Investigator's deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the book, and video and audio material related to the public events. This project is a collaboration with the MoCA, Goa. Project funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees, printing and stationery, and travel and living expenses.
This Project was Terminated by IFA and the Project Coordinator is ineligible to apply to IFA in the future.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA, to develop one of the country’s first dedicated museum podcasts tentatively titled Altars of Time: A History of Goa through its Christian Art. This will narrate the history of Goa through select objects from the Museum of Christian Art (MoCA) in Goa. The podcast will consist of 25 episodes of about 15 minutes each. Each episode will explore one object through its craftsmanship, aesthetics, and the social and religious spaces where it originated, situating it within the broader context of Goa and the Indian Ocean. The outcomes will be the podcast and a story-map exhibit website which will visually highlight the location and timeline of the artifacts discussed in the podcast. The Principal Investigator's deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the podcast and the story-map. This is a collaboration with the MoCA, Goa. Project funds will pay for honorarium, professional fees and production expenses.
