For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will be a satirical exploration of Bengali linguistics, through the writing of screenplays, where each episode will be centred on a grammarian that will feature debates in which the claims of Bengali purists would be systematically dismantled. The outcome of the project will be a fiction screenplay and a few articles based on the materials gathered during the research phase. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the fiction screenplay, the articles and documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, purchase of books, and printing and publication.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will experiment with puppetry to create animated sculptures, automata and kinetic pieces, to explore the concept of ‘looping’ through themes from a children’s story. The outcome of the project will be a variety of visual and textual materials, including notes, plans, zines, sketches, maquettes, shadow puppets, and a public sharing of the work towards the end of the project. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be the photographic and audio-visual documentation of the artistic process and the outcomes. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, travel and living, communication, purchase of books, printing and production.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will involve experiments in the making of a graphic narrative in mixed-media book form, by aggregating personal stories regarding women’s health and the social stigmas surrounding it, from a queer artist’s perspective. The outcome of the project will be an interactive and engaging book-form set in a public place, combining different mediums like sculpture, textiles, and video, contributing to a larger graphic narrative. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be documentation of the artistic process of making the graphic narrative book form. Project funds will pay for materials, hire of equipment, installation, contract fees, publicity and marketing, travel and living, and hire of venue.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the intricate relationship between garment and body, as a sound piece in the form of a voice performance accompanied by sound effects and music, and a video montage of fabric filmed in Mumbai amidst an industrial landscape. The outcome of the project will be the sound piece, the voice performance, and a video montage. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a sound piece featuring voice narration, with sound design, accompanied by a video montage, and documentation of the artistic process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, hire of equipment, hire of facility, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations which will explore the making of a performance with a speculative fiction text in Kannada, on the life of an epigraphist. The outcome of the project will be a performance based on a speculative fiction of an imaginary conversation with an epigraphist. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be audio-visual documentation of the performance. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, performance, stationery and printing, and purchase of books.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Workshops/Residencies that will create production and dialogue-based filmmaking workshops for young adults and folk artists belonging to the Dalit communities in the villages of Dharwad-Belgaum region of North Karnataka. The outcomes of the project would be the workshop series hosted with Belaku Studios that will culminate with the production and sharing of the films made collaboratively by the participants and artists. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA, along with the final report, will be the short films produced by the participants and the audio-visual and photographic documentation of the workshop process. Project funds will pay for contract fees, hire of equipment, travel and living, hire of venue and materials.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Arts Platforms that will enable a workshop that will focus on consolidating artistic practices, resource building and envisioning collaborations in the northeast region of India. Scheduled to take place in Shillong over three days with 12 participants, the workshop will involve seminars with artist presentations, discussions and critical peer to peer exchanges. The outcome of the project will be the workshop and the building and strengthening of SNANE as an arts platform. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be photographs and video documentation of the three-day workshop along with process documentation. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, hire of venue and hire of equipment.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Explorations that will engage in dialogues with individuals who practice expansive queerness, creatively documenting the diverse ways in which queer trans people live and express themselves. The outcome of the project will be a creative documentation of trans, gender expansive expressions, and lives from a trans and neurodiverse lens. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be a website archiving responses from six to eight people, exploring the themes of gender joy, community building, and neurodivergence. Project funds will pay for contract fees, and website hosting.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will involve long-term artistic research processes of unpacking the artistic genre of landscape, through everyday exercises like walking, and foraging of machine learning image archives, followed by painting and drawing exercises, as well as independent publishing, derived from syntagmatic exercises in relation to AI prompt engineering. The outcome of the project will be an inventory of painting of landscapes, a printed visual of unrecognised images from the Google human-challenge tests, independent publishing on various topics related to AI, and an anti-archive of uncategorised images designed in machine learning through ImageNet. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be soft copies of the paintings and image documentations of the artistic processes. Project funds will pay for contract fees, materials, printing, books, and travel and living.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA under Productions that will lead to the creation of a manuscript on the theatre-making processes of veteran theatre actor and director, Maya Krishna Rao. Structured as a book in three broad sections, this book will detail the essence, modalities, insights and reflections of Maya’s unique performance language. The outcome of the project will be the manuscript of the book. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA along with the final reports will be photographs and notes generated during this project as well as copies of the manuscript. Project funds will pay for contract fees, travel and living, documentation, transcription and printing.
