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MausamChowk: a set of local weather stations that help you decide where to go

MausamChowk: a set of local weather stations that help you decide where to go

a poster
SMS a query to a local weather station. Receive a reply with the temperature, humidity and noise levels of the spae. Decide if you want to go there or someone else.
Maybe a good place for a quiet…

Canopy #1: temporary roofs for tea-shops which produce water locally

Canopy #1: temporary roofs for tea-shops which produce water locally

an introductory graphic for the project
Often it is just a question of putting one up.
But after it is stretched a claim is made.
And accepted.
A claim to shade. A livelihood. Space on the street. Protection from rain.
And then in…

Mitti Chakkar

Mitti Chakkar

Mitti Chakkar (Hindi), Soil circle (English), exploring urban soil ecology
An effort to sample/archive soil from public spaces around Delhi, grow mustard plants (sarson) in it. Sarson acts as a phytoremediation agent and cleans the soil of toxins like Lead by storing it in…

“Voice”: a jacket to say what you want. Anywhere. Anytime.

At Khoj, as part of the Peers 08 residency for masters students. one of the things I have been working on is this as-yet-untitled jacket. The jacket has velcro at the back and different modules can be attached to it.
The…

A mechanism for SoundTagging in the wild and Kotti's ladybug

A mechanism for SoundTagging in the wild and Kotti’s ladybug

After GungunGumpu I have been wondering if there could be way for us to “SoundDrop” in urban spaces. SoundDropping would mean “to leave sound-clips at specific spots,” and in effect “drop” it for someone else to find it.
I went…