Young Designers '13

Diploma Project

ShantiVan – Textile Art Installations for Adani

Keywords

Religion
Traditional textiles
Installation art
Indian culture

Student

Shradha Chaudhary

shradhachaudhary87@gmail.com

Guide

Krishna Patel

test@nid.edu

Sponsor

Siddhartha Das Studio

Synopsis

The project revolved around developing textile-art wall decorations and installations for various personal spaces at the clients’ house. It laid emphasis on the methodology of an open-ended approach while focusing essentially on the aesthetics of the design.

Explorations were made on a cosmic theme based on the contemporary meaning and purpose of Jainism in an increasingly material world. A deeper understanding into the needs, psyche, religious and cultural background of the client provided valuable leads for developing the installations. Various elements of Gujarati architecture and culture, spiritual principles of Jainism, soothing representations of water and earth were incorporated into the artworks which were later translated into textile installations.