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.
For the implementation of a Foundation Project by IFA that will engage students from grades three to five at Government Lower Primary School, Srinivagilu, Koramangala, Bengaluru. Titled Gadigallida Abhivyaktigalu–Bahubahaasha Tragatigalu – Expressions without Borders - in Multilingual Classrooms, this 15-month initiative aims to foster curiosity in learning and the appreciation of linguistic diversity by encouraging students to express themselves in their mother tongue and engage with translations in the State language of Kannada. The outcome of this project will be a publication, series of performances and an exhibition. The Project Coordinator’s deliverables to IFA with the final report will be copies of the photographs, copies of the publication, and the video documentation of the entire project. Project funds will pay for contract fees, workshop, printing, material and stationary, and travelling and living.