I make things.
22 November 2019 After finding a fern-like salt crystal on my paintbrush, I was curious about the colour, shape and exact explanation for the deposition of salt. Since the initial crystal formation was a bit flaky, I lost some of the fern branches, but with time, the white and blue crystals became harder and more… Continue reading Growing Crystals
22 November 2019 The Friday lecture focused on using failure as a tool in the growth and development of our practice. Failure could be anything from an error, a mistake, losing, an accident, a crisis.. However, improvisation from the situation of failure, could be a great learning experience. We discussed in groups, our experiences of… Continue reading Epic Fail
21 November 2019 Dr. Neri Oxman is an Architect and professor at the MIT media lab, leading the Meditated Matter Research Group. Her approach toward design deals with alternative manufacturing using nature's way of growth, as opposed to assembly line production. Her work combines research, learning and application from the fields of art, science, engineering… Continue reading Dr. Neri Oxman: Bio Architecture
21 November 2019 Push the same materials furtherRelate the concept of corrosion to ideas in the brief -through 'B' approach of Speculative DesignWhat other objects can be subjected to wear? (Portobello Road market - antiques, metal objects - symbols and meanings) Metal Processes to look at: Electroforming Acid etching - precision and photo etching Powder… Continue reading Tutorial with Alkesh
19 November 2019 9. I finally decided to use ammonia and see how it changed the appearance of the patinas in brass and copper. For this experiment, I decided to sand a piece each of copper and brass, while scratching another set of samples with steel wool, to see the effects of corrosion based on… Continue reading Patinas and Crystals
21 November 2019 Inspired by Lee Trimming's drawing at the Speed of Thought exhibit, I came home and started doodling on my square pad. I drew this over 2-3 days, different moods and music (which might reflect in the curvature and lengths of strokes). This unplanned drawing exercise did help me think while making, something… Continue reading Speculative Drawing
Lecture by Dr. Melanie Jordan at RCA Kensington 20 November 2019 Dr. Melanie Jordan heads the Contemporary Art Practice course at RCA. Her works use text and quotes, placed in the context of the public sphere to inspire dialogue on social issues. During the talk, Dr. Jordan explained that the differences between the concepts of… Continue reading Is this Public Sphere?
05 November 2019 On my visit home during the break week, I found a brass cuff that I had cut and hammered from a thick brass sheet, a couple of years ago. With an easy access to ammonia (thanks to my pathologist mom), I went about trying to create a patina on the brass. (I… Continue reading Patinas: A series of (smelly) experiments with Brass and Copper
15 November 2019 The lecture focused on ‘Change’ as an important idea in shaping both design practice and its impact on the wider social, political and cultural contexts. We were asked to discuss events in our practice that might have led to a change in our approach or methodologies towards our work. While Wooli and… Continue reading Paradigms in Art and Design
12 November 2019 I had been curious about Julian's Subtraction cutting process, and finally managed to catch a demonstration and workshop, pairing with Summer in the creation of our own subtraction cutting garment. Julian's process, as I had observed from his presentation during the project launch, is quite organic and speculative, and relies on some… Continue reading Subtraction cutting workshop with Julian
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