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Conceal, Reveal, Transform: A Workshop by Akshay Sethi

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This one-day workshop explores mask-making as both a tactile and conceptual practice to investigate themes of identity, materiality, and anthropomorphism, particularly in relation to ecological thought. Rooted in cultural traditions and contemporary art practices, the session invites participants to examine the many meanings of masking: as a physical act, a metaphor, a process, and a poetic gesture.

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Decoding the Tool a workshop by Birender Kumar Yadav

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‘The Slippery Image’ was a one-day workshop conducted by artist and educator Susanta Mandal. Drawing from Susanta’s image-based practice and prompts from Yoko Ono’s seminal book Grapefruit, participants explored the intersection of light, shadow, screens and automata. Through play, collision, and overlapping with prompts, the participants responded in diverse ways, and the Shared Ecologies team was thrilled to participate as well.

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Breaks, Pauses & Run-on Sentences: Who’s Afraid of Writing as Practice? A Workshop by Sukanya Deb

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How does one render writing as lucid, evocative, and affective? How does the understanding of “text” as a form allow us to break the mold of formal language that we are used to encountering? What are the tools and instruments of the writerly sphere? This day-long workshop will focus on addressing writing as craft and

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The Slippery Image: Workshop with Susanta Mandal

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‘The Slippery Image’ was a one-day workshop conducted by artist and educator Susanta Mandal. Drawing from Susanta’s image-based practice and prompts from Yoko Ono’s seminal book Grapefruit, participants explored the intersection of light, shadow, screens and automata. Through play, collision, and overlapping with prompts, the participants responded in diverse ways, and the Shared Ecologies team was thrilled to participate as well.

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Going back to the drawing board: A Workshop by Nilanjana Nandy

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This one-day workshop explores mask-making as both a tactile and conceptual practice to investigate themes of identity, materiality, and anthropomorphism, particularly in relation to ecological thought. Rooted in cultural traditions and contemporary art practices, the session invites participants to examine the many meanings of masking: as a physical act, a metaphor, a process, and a poetic gesture.

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Community Ecologies, with Jasdeep Singh, Aastha Chauhan & Rahee Punyashloka, moderated by Smita Rajmane

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What are possible strategies of organising, from the point of view of community-led initiatives, and what processes can strengthen these networks of solidarity? A community-run newspaper that highlights farmers’ positions from the ground up; a community radio project; and subterranean speculative fictions. Highlighting perspectives from the ground up, this panel will seek to investigate the challenges and successes of community engagement.

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