Festival of Ideas

Contained Multitude: A Hand-Taste of Complex Systems

Artist:  Ewen and Maya                                                                                                                         
Faculty: Alaka and Basva Biradar
Participants: Adithya Udhaya Kumar / Andrew Britto / Ankitha Balaji Kashyap / Aryaan Sardar / Ayush Mayank / Kanishka Balaji Baskar  / Malvika Vishal Gupta / Nandini Bhagat / Nandini Jerajani / Nandini Ravindra Mundada / Kasturi Mangesh Pathak / Ranveer Singh Pundhir / Rhea Sairam / Saankhya Chellaboina / Sankalp Kanchan / Shashank C / Tarini Suri / Trivedi Aarya Jatin / Varsha Agarwal / Vidula Sureka

The current state of global consumption and agriculture systems requires transformation. To progress, we must shift our attention from optimising output and competition to incorporating the knowledge of permaculture practitioners and farmers. Living Pedagogic is leading the way by implementing a novel method of art education, which educates students on the interconnection of living, transportation, energy usage, and production techniques utilising food, fermentation, and permacircularity. By adopting this comprehensive approach, learners gain a deeper understanding of the world and are equipped to utilise their imagination to effect positive change.

Artist Bio: Maya Minder and Ewen Chardronnet are an artist duo with a wide range of expertise in curation, journalism, film, artscience, new media art, eat art, and DIY-bio. Minder specializes in lacto-fermentation and explores the intersection of art, science, and queer theories, while Chardronnet focuses on hacker culture, tactical media, ecology, queer, and bioart.

Faculty Bio: Basav Biradar is a multi-talented writer, filmmaker, and independent scholar with interests in history, performing arts, and popular culture.

Alaka is a skilled designer, artist, and educator from Kerala who teaches at several institutions, promotes humanization through India-based projects, and enjoys creating and collaborating.