https://tanuja.art Tanuja Mishra Sun, 24 Dec 2023 07:02:07 +0000 https://tanuja.art en https://tanuja.art/Homepage_Main_Format Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:24:06 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Homepage_Main_Format art technology democracy https://tanuja.art/ProfileVideo_Main_Format Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:46:45 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/ProfileVideo_Main_Format https://tanuja.art/Art-Agora Sun, 24 Dec 2023 07:02:07 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Art-Agora Thanks: City of NanaimoYear: 2023Site: artagora.ca Art Agora Art Agora was conceived during the Covid-19 pandemic, at a time when there was an increased sense of isolation within the community. There was a shrinking of physical spaces that enabled spontaneous conversations, planned gatherings or serendipitous meetings. Our longing for connection was channeled through devices and mobile apps that were designed for us as consumers. There was a lack of digital spaces where we could come together and connect with one another as fellow citizens and residents. Art Agora was a new digital commons with the objective of bringing together residents of Nanaimo through shared creativity. This project was commissioned by the City of Nanaimo through a collaboration between Nanaimo Parks Recreation and Culture and the Temporary Public Art Program. A series of monthly activations (from March to August) engaged residents of Nanaimo in a creative project. Each of these projects brought out a unique perspective and a different craft. The best projects were showcased on Art Agora's website. 1. Nana-IMO What does living in Nanaimo mean to you (in 20 words or less). Share a handwritten note as a picture.The program was kickstarted by the Mayor of Nanaimo who sent in the first submission!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1296" height="2156" width_o="1296" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59bf20d11bdedc19f9876965c72b2dd253f251fe61e5447254b3d6823ef466c4/mayor.jpg" data-mid="200059840" border="0" data-scale="52" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59bf20d11bdedc19f9876965c72b2dd253f251fe61e5447254b3d6823ef466c4/mayor.jpg" /> <img width="2748" height="1427" width_o="2748" height_o="1427" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70e82c2488da3fdce5161056a3701a3f0ebdce7ed137c4fc9a1d8542bddcc5c1/20230309_112303.jpg" data-mid="200059490" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70e82c2488da3fdce5161056a3701a3f0ebdce7ed137c4fc9a1d8542bddcc5c1/20230309_112303.jpg" /> <img width="3982" height="1471" width_o="3982" height_o="1471" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23e92b020978f1679816803e41759b9fdb87e2f4f7556e669524574c921905e2/ErinTzvetcoff1.jpg" data-mid="200059498" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23e92b020978f1679816803e41759b9fdb87e2f4f7556e669524574c921905e2/ErinTzvetcoff1.jpg" /> <img width="1512" height="1858" width_o="1512" height_o="1858" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6768c2666ffbefc49205eb2ba342856410b7b68e95919f5f7155d275290d4285/image1.jpeg" data-mid="200059500" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6768c2666ffbefc49205eb2ba342856410b7b68e95919f5f7155d275290d4285/image1.jpeg" /> <img width="2084" height="4624" width_o="2084" height_o="4624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1058c521137ff81f4795a20a1d41c761e5dee2b8f7183200443daf0ec93c9ae3/20230323_192355.jpg" data-mid="200059495" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1058c521137ff81f4795a20a1d41c761e5dee2b8f7183200443daf0ec93c9ae3/20230323_192355.jpg" /> <img width="4624" height="2084" width_o="4624" height_o="2084" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/514d4bd033c5ee0d4a0590c96c25c443e44b1f26dd37ec62d4184584018be6d5/20230305_073637.jpg" data-mid="200059489" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/514d4bd033c5ee0d4a0590c96c25c443e44b1f26dd37ec62d4184584018be6d5/20230305_073637.jpg" /> <img width="2452" height="1677" width_o="2452" height_o="1677" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a7d8ddcfc9a7e935a321690aae93887312788d6cb780cadae9487b59380f40d9/C-Francisco---Nana-IMO-submission.jpg" data-mid="200059496" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a7d8ddcfc9a7e935a321690aae93887312788d6cb780cadae9487b59380f40d9/C-Francisco---Nana-IMO-submission.jpg" /> <img width="992" height="740" width_o="992" height_o="740" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2691dcd20cce1bf249ee6efde21e728e2a899d97dbdf01247d133693c0eb2aef/20230323_180904.jpg" data-mid="200059494" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/992/i/2691dcd20cce1bf249ee6efde21e728e2a899d97dbdf01247d133693c0eb2aef/20230323_180904.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="3456" width_o="3456" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/382b5d59c7ae9f803d4a1b8cc0ed6b47155a97921a3981f4f2015307bd41811d/20230323_173549.jpg" data-mid="200059493" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/382b5d59c7ae9f803d4a1b8cc0ed6b47155a97921a3981f4f2015307bd41811d/20230323_173549.jpg" /> <img width="3791" height="1457" width_o="3791" height_o="1457" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7852efa1f39abbe71a6d877a3092e0f41749307195476dfd2b7b3c9bc7fdcd34/ErinTzvetcoff2.jpg" data-mid="200059499" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7852efa1f39abbe71a6d877a3092e0f41749307195476dfd2b7b3c9bc7fdcd34/ErinTzvetcoff2.jpg" /> Participants: Jessica Gibson, Agnes Provost, Cecilia Francisco, Erin Tzvetcoff, Angela West-Roots, Judy Villeneuve, Skyla,&nbsp;Tyler Sawchyn,&nbsp;Laura Sawchyn,&nbsp;Linda Lagrotteria,&nbsp;Amol Walia 2. Culi-near-y Delights What would you make if you were cooking for: a stranger, your favourite person, your neighbour, or your pet? Share two pictures: the final dish and the handwritten recipe.&nbsp; <img width="2329" height="1848" width_o="2329" height_o="1848" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a29168fa657de15773aa7388efe7d55255ae113a5d522be1067c87e6887e8ab/20230420_085745-2.jpg" data-mid="200059894" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7a29168fa657de15773aa7388efe7d55255ae113a5d522be1067c87e6887e8ab/20230420_085745-2.jpg" /> <img width="1742" height="1654" width_o="1742" height_o="1654" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44e7c0922767ea91504d63b53d54b978fe8fd50b8800af0e9da4d6f87d9eef12/20230420_091229-2.jpg" data-mid="200059896" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44e7c0922767ea91504d63b53d54b978fe8fd50b8800af0e9da4d6f87d9eef12/20230420_091229-2.jpg" /> <img width="1816" height="2420" width_o="1816" height_o="2420" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1fa2304eb4428806e509312f31b5d0c2a1fb92ad7e7321808c941bb786c40349/Image-2.jpeg" data-mid="200059898" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1fa2304eb4428806e509312f31b5d0c2a1fb92ad7e7321808c941bb786c40349/Image-2.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a03bb88b5a54fa41626485d6740b807416fd3110f8e479339111888d510686d4/IMG_3794.jpg" data-mid="200059900" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a03bb88b5a54fa41626485d6740b807416fd3110f8e479339111888d510686d4/IMG_3794.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f54baefa2008ea49e480bd564b47da7d5d38ee9eae63508eb9ec3ea541c99169/IMG_3795.jpg" data-mid="200059901" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f54baefa2008ea49e480bd564b47da7d5d38ee9eae63508eb9ec3ea541c99169/IMG_3795.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e7d74d90bed47eb0a25a5d8b3d5374c8dfa3d46a09e07297b43c62408904d6d/IMG-0005.jpg" data-mid="200059919" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e7d74d90bed47eb0a25a5d8b3d5374c8dfa3d46a09e07297b43c62408904d6d/IMG-0005.jpg" /> <img width="1816" height="2420" width_o="1816" height_o="2420" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c1f95989e507aa4a202249dcd1e3ba4d9dfea3688b432e55792e2a9ff38f043/Image.jpeg" data-mid="200059899" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c1f95989e507aa4a202249dcd1e3ba4d9dfea3688b432e55792e2a9ff38f043/Image.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4824825c005515843e1d4453c0d10b8ba5e835fd6ff71154a6946096d131cdca/IMG-0149.jpg" data-mid="200059903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4824825c005515843e1d4453c0d10b8ba5e835fd6ff71154a6946096d131cdca/IMG-0149.jpg" /> Participants: Judy Villeneuve, Jeff Bellinger, Margaret Graham, Lois S 3. En-light-ened Island Make an arrangement of candles (readymade or handmade by you). Look into the flames for 5 mins and reflect on thoughts and emotions you experience. Capture on a handwritten note. Share two pictures: the lit candle setting and the handwritten note. <img width="2484" height="3865" width_o="2484" height_o="3865" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f9cf6ad6396bff4c299ac1ffe8ec2c2b849fad05eca6ef4829ba9b2bce329dd/IMG_3853.jpg" data-mid="200059950" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f9cf6ad6396bff4c299ac1ffe8ec2c2b849fad05eca6ef4829ba9b2bce329dd/IMG_3853.jpg" /> <img width="2855" height="3221" width_o="2855" height_o="3221" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/18daab471be1002ebe2f0139e820c68fad58df354a7931526748e4d383787a37/IMG_20230531_212731563_HDR.jpg" data-mid="200059949" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/18daab471be1002ebe2f0139e820c68fad58df354a7931526748e4d383787a37/IMG_20230531_212731563_HDR.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ec0e6cc1c8842bb911b6caa0745f8044c240d3dab286ebe2c087b47e5fdf889/IMG_20230531_213008324_HDR.jpg" data-mid="200059948" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ec0e6cc1c8842bb911b6caa0745f8044c240d3dab286ebe2c087b47e5fdf889/IMG_20230531_213008324_HDR.jpg" /> <img width="2821" height="2673" width_o="2821" height_o="2673" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31fcd18900f461f3ea417130c6ba2ea8e26f1303105d89536074332f7f6a60e9/IMG_3862.jpg" data-mid="200059951" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31fcd18900f461f3ea417130c6ba2ea8e26f1303105d89536074332f7f6a60e9/IMG_3862.jpg" /> Participants: Margaret Graham, Tracey Burke 4. Book-warmth What book would you give to someone you think needs it? Make a bookmark and tell them why. Share a picture with both the book and the bookmark with your thoughts. <img width="1801" height="2058" width_o="1801" height_o="2058" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e5beb552774ab2e064677ca6245dae9f3d22ef2bb6260cd16602fe00300bf36a/20230623_145822-2.jpg" data-mid="200059964" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e5beb552774ab2e064677ca6245dae9f3d22ef2bb6260cd16602fe00300bf36a/20230623_145822-2.jpg" /> <img width="365" height="640" width_o="365" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/097c94a30854a4208ca1ca1e7d2938a20b70a42d754cf2af214326a3aa324673/IMG_4154.jpeg" data-mid="200059967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/365/i/097c94a30854a4208ca1ca1e7d2938a20b70a42d754cf2af214326a3aa324673/IMG_4154.jpeg" /> <img width="2084" height="4624" width_o="2084" height_o="4624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea51fe70d993dca88ffeddc35f499c13f3dbeae5acf66a8d10b72996bd8ac566/20230703_160230.jpg" data-mid="200059962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea51fe70d993dca88ffeddc35f499c13f3dbeae5acf66a8d10b72996bd8ac566/20230703_160230.jpg" /> <img width="1798" height="1842" width_o="1798" height_o="1842" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbc53eadc787434824e36c653069551269f470452f572509a56a4e1c1fb9f4f8/20230623_145814-2.jpg" data-mid="200059965" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbc53eadc787434824e36c653069551269f470452f572509a56a4e1c1fb9f4f8/20230623_145814-2.jpg" /> <img width="2764" height="1800" width_o="2764" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/241a6f5c605c5fd3e3b27fc447013fa9c24545df165f33fcb5ca2bb6c1cf34ce/20230623_145920-2.jpg" data-mid="200059966" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/241a6f5c605c5fd3e3b27fc447013fa9c24545df165f33fcb5ca2bb6c1cf34ce/20230623_145920-2.jpg" /> Participants: Judy Villeneuve, Margaret Graham, Agnes Provost&nbsp; 5. Arbour City A "Painting Scavenger Hunt." Find meaningful/iconinc/historical locations in the city and paint them. Share a picture of your painting. <img width="1783" height="2424" width_o="1783" height_o="2424" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/15d1aedb32b983168cf80334f0f850d40cb4608caa0fe04263789098184e424c/20230723_170529_1.jpg" data-mid="200059984" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/15d1aedb32b983168cf80334f0f850d40cb4608caa0fe04263789098184e424c/20230723_170529_1.jpg" /> <img width="547" height="480" width_o="547" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c5b8614a23c931ef0ffd199f5ead490d8960d4309e73d29c5664b9e2328a0b5/IMG_4227.jpeg" data-mid="200059979" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/547/i/9c5b8614a23c931ef0ffd199f5ead490d8960d4309e73d29c5664b9e2328a0b5/IMG_4227.jpeg" /> <img width="606" height="480" width_o="606" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4308ad09493e047ef77f56a2a948005ffa084355a0cf3b054272d6c1cb6adc5f/IMG_4225.jpeg" data-mid="200059981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/606/i/4308ad09493e047ef77f56a2a948005ffa084355a0cf3b054272d6c1cb6adc5f/IMG_4225.jpeg" /> <img width="640" height="480" width_o="640" height_o="480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acc42e3d0a72d915674fc07be44942839c5a512c2fc838d2c0b331a1f6d4f2b7/IMG_4226.jpeg" data-mid="200059980" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/acc42e3d0a72d915674fc07be44942839c5a512c2fc838d2c0b331a1f6d4f2b7/IMG_4226.jpeg" /> <img width="640" height="458" width_o="640" height_o="458" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aff9bdc33df74d2ca12be705bcbbee344e8e7c1cb0f9dd77dbd29b3ef66b0ec2/IMG_4224.jpeg" data-mid="200059982" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/aff9bdc33df74d2ca12be705bcbbee344e8e7c1cb0f9dd77dbd29b3ef66b0ec2/IMG_4224.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26955dbdf4e60f91d4c56a8a01d69361909d115f7723baa3840a9e34cccd98cf/IMG_8520.jpeg" data-mid="200059983" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26955dbdf4e60f91d4c56a8a01d69361909d115f7723baa3840a9e34cccd98cf/IMG_8520.jpeg" />Participants: Judy Villeneuve, Margaret Graham, Erin Tzvetcoff &nbsp; 6. Being in Nanaimo Choose a person, animal, or plant you discovered in Nanaimo. Share their picture and another with a handwritten note on what they mean to you. <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee5bd6afdb26e1714b978e10aaece1e179181fce150de6855c007b9ce337198e/IMG_4305.jpg" data-mid="200059991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee5bd6afdb26e1714b978e10aaece1e179181fce150de6855c007b9ce337198e/IMG_4305.jpg" /> <img width="2858" height="2989" width_o="2858" height_o="2989" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d4000a199c8ab8eef37ab499ae06a8b7d80adba7f3a0e89cb4cccfbfa7ca323/IMG_4303.jpg" data-mid="200059992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8d4000a199c8ab8eef37ab499ae06a8b7d80adba7f3a0e89cb4cccfbfa7ca323/IMG_4303.jpg" /> <img width="2736" height="3648" width_o="2736" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ac1230cad15d291089ebcf4a2badf95b0e411d63a4f55aa8411b6f4e3a48d57/20230815_062003.jpg" data-mid="200059994" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ac1230cad15d291089ebcf4a2badf95b0e411d63a4f55aa8411b6f4e3a48d57/20230815_062003.jpg" /> <img width="779" height="781" width_o="779" height_o="781" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0d58abb952806a7ee960b2adf94583b848998c0d54667d5bad360e7a4ca6010/andy-art-agora-august-2023-.jpg" data-mid="200059995" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/779/i/c0d58abb952806a7ee960b2adf94583b848998c0d54667d5bad360e7a4ca6010/andy-art-agora-august-2023-.jpg" /> <img width="1820" height="2082" width_o="1820" height_o="2082" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d409b152f0d9e95b152aef028de09142d026440a07082f649ba988de71cd5ab4/20230825_102256.jpg" data-mid="200059993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d409b152f0d9e95b152aef028de09142d026440a07082f649ba988de71cd5ab4/20230825_102256.jpg" /> <img width="1843" height="2599" width_o="1843" height_o="2599" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cdcedef51c9bb29c971ad65a707b1bdb503535b4a75ead1805791d30b52b242/20230809_183842_12.jpg" data-mid="200059996" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cdcedef51c9bb29c971ad65a707b1bdb503535b4a75ead1805791d30b52b242/20230809_183842_12.jpg" /> Participants: Margaret Graham, Ashley Faulkner,&nbsp;Judy Villeneuve https://tanuja.art/Cooperating-System Thu, 17 Jun 2021 01:56:12 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Cooperating-System Curator:&nbsp;Maria Alejandrina Coates Year: 2021Site: South Asian Visual Arts Centre, Toronto Cooperating System Cooperating System is a TV show with AI and human actors. It de-familiarizes the popular notion of AI as an invisible, all-knowing force built on values of efficiency and scale. It introduces AI actors whose intelligence is informed through actions of care, embodiment and self-reflection. Humans and AI co-habit in slice-of-life situations where they live as independent beings and forge relationships that can be deep and meaningful but can also be messy and adversarial. The screenplay of this show is self-reflexive in that it extends its conventional role as a program for humans. This instance of the script has been customized, updated and re-purposed as memorabilia for an ardent fan and supporter, who in turn, has chosen these snippets to showcase some of the most monumental scenes from the series.&nbsp; <img width="2480" height="3507" width_o="2480" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/479def6f97bd99083c9b10a4e98557051a5320bfc016c7282168203d5b273b37/Cooperating-System-Title01.jpeg" data-mid="113287977" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/479def6f97bd99083c9b10a4e98557051a5320bfc016c7282168203d5b273b37/Cooperating-System-Title01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70ef0edd37442e48dd8c2313fd926bccfbb34c64d4599d1f03355f751aca9b2f/S01E01-Right-of-Way01.jpeg" data-mid="111652576" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70ef0edd37442e48dd8c2313fd926bccfbb34c64d4599d1f03355f751aca9b2f/S01E01-Right-of-Way01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/444284d8bc926c9fe2e02fd79056d6ab66fce63532f2e3bae8873465726ce3f9/S01E01-Right-of-Way02.jpeg" data-mid="111652577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/444284d8bc926c9fe2e02fd79056d6ab66fce63532f2e3bae8873465726ce3f9/S01E01-Right-of-Way02.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/415ff06bd15b7118c741e60fcb1166574f4526994b0b8966b84b4cd24a036bd8/S01E02-Awash-with-Music01.jpeg" data-mid="113286734" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/415ff06bd15b7118c741e60fcb1166574f4526994b0b8966b84b4cd24a036bd8/S01E02-Awash-with-Music01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0c562290cfc88748f8264ad59cdce5d9563ce99b9113694fe5a6caac5fda07c6/S01E02-Awash-with-Music02.jpeg" data-mid="113286884" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0c562290cfc88748f8264ad59cdce5d9563ce99b9113694fe5a6caac5fda07c6/S01E02-Awash-with-Music02.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f930af5d563e3ba1f75e10881146787d2fc9cbe835d7c91350615f504c69197e/S01E03-Cool-Equation01.jpeg" data-mid="113286902" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f930af5d563e3ba1f75e10881146787d2fc9cbe835d7c91350615f504c69197e/S01E03-Cool-Equation01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e807bb914e5d044228a7d5c35f58cb14f38e28f77879053a44dacb8833e26d9/S01E03-Cool-Equation02.jpeg" data-mid="113287030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e807bb914e5d044228a7d5c35f58cb14f38e28f77879053a44dacb8833e26d9/S01E03-Cool-Equation02.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c70649bf51dfc97708aea2a7226f62c5c82c03eb17ad8b489bc06830c9d9c84d/S01E04-Cleaner-Tomorrow01.jpeg" data-mid="113287149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c70649bf51dfc97708aea2a7226f62c5c82c03eb17ad8b489bc06830c9d9c84d/S01E04-Cleaner-Tomorrow01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fff59352ded5877efb16079503a39076083094607d251a08bd99852711a4bdef/S01E04-Cleaner-Tomorrow02.jpeg" data-mid="113287370" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fff59352ded5877efb16079503a39076083094607d251a08bd99852711a4bdef/S01E04-Cleaner-Tomorrow02.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a88737168675213a0581cb85d027066d8cec71a24228a354e1c71503b253af3/S01E05-Sugar-to-Taste01.jpeg" data-mid="113287563" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a88737168675213a0581cb85d027066d8cec71a24228a354e1c71503b253af3/S01E05-Sugar-to-Taste01.jpeg" /> <img width="2550" height="3300" width_o="2550" height_o="3300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1090bb4d513a068cada311ed3de87057633aa2c8824a6eadb74fe74463cc7f2e/S01E05-Sugar-to-Taste02.jpeg" data-mid="113287622" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1090bb4d513a068cada311ed3de87057633aa2c8824a6eadb74fe74463cc7f2e/S01E05-Sugar-to-Taste02.jpeg" /> https://tanuja.art/Client-ID-NSyuO-fJxYI4DTUf7zWa-osilclb5E7-qmEzyjuu Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:24:02 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Client-ID-NSyuO-fJxYI4DTUf7zWa-osilclb5E7-qmEzyjuu Thanks: Silvia Benedito, Nora Schultz, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Mario Alberto Zambrano Year: 2017 Exhibition: Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, MA Client ID : NSyuO-fJxYI4DTUf7zWa-osilclb5E7-qmEzyjuu A Retrospective In this installation, I have alienated myself from my work and looked at it from the eyes of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The resultant artwork has been developed in collaboration with the algorithm, where I’ve allowed it to generate insights on my work. In turn, I’ve used those insights to further re-interpret the work. My relationship with AI has developed over time, starting from a place of fear and paranoia and growing into an alliance of conditional acceptance, negotiation and occasional empathy. I’ve chosen four artifacts from my body of work; a photograph taken from a pinhole camera, an abstract ceramic sculpture, a fragment of a process-based sculpture and pieces of electronics and related components from my prototyping tool-kit. The artifacts have been chosen to highlight the inadequacies in the predictive models inbuilt within AI. These discrepancies bring forth a dissonance between what is perceived directly by looking at the artifact versus what is perceived through the mediation of AI. The viewer is instructed to access the installation through the interface of the smartphone. The voice of the algorithm is coupled with animated visual expressions to convey AI’s understanding of the artifact. The visual expression incorporates fragments of a woman’s body to reflect not only my own frame as a woman artist but also the experiences of AI that is learning from an internet replete with images of women’s bodies. <img width="1000" height="740" width_o="1000" height_o="740" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e193aade9e47532c4210a0f908be3666cdeaa4500d024141402e622cf38896ec/4.jpg" data-mid="33833413" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e193aade9e47532c4210a0f908be3666cdeaa4500d024141402e622cf38896ec/4.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7783cdb64768db4363061e97cf48044e6419535795ad1410d969e28bd27e9be/qrcode.png" data-mid="33833485" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7783cdb64768db4363061e97cf48044e6419535795ad1410d969e28bd27e9be/qrcode.png" /> <img width="1200" height="692" width_o="1200" height_o="692" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f39ef271ba175fb6f04c1013faa2bb972f696e5c5f95047375fb41b877d4d49f/TM5.jpg" data-mid="33833516" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f39ef271ba175fb6f04c1013faa2bb972f696e5c5f95047375fb41b877d4d49f/TM5.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1500" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ae7f5f3ec4d58c517e179cd85268f6e0a504dd2d99d09309777ce6b72a4fde2/2_edit2a.jpg" data-mid="33833218" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ae7f5f3ec4d58c517e179cd85268f6e0a504dd2d99d09309777ce6b72a4fde2/2_edit2a.jpg" /> <img width="1000" height="1500" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3c4baf513d9e86ee347cffef600ec5700c51fe1de5b9233a91fafe4e7aa5f837/3edit1a.jpg" data-mid="33833362" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3c4baf513d9e86ee347cffef600ec5700c51fe1de5b9233a91fafe4e7aa5f837/3edit1a.jpg" /> Artifact 1 <img width="1024" height="843" width_o="1024" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ac5020fe63eb180b8c91f4338cf2d1f5b4be9d9edbe08569041c1b6dceeb7d4b/Ganesh.jpg" data-mid="11857676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ac5020fe63eb180b8c91f4338cf2d1f5b4be9d9edbe08569041c1b6dceeb7d4b/Ganesh.jpg" /> Artifact 2 <img width="4608" height="3456" width_o="4608" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/954731c43471f44acd1da46515dca9e67f908095adc367122b9fd1f186d9d74b/1.jpg" data-mid="11859843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/954731c43471f44acd1da46515dca9e67f908095adc367122b9fd1f186d9d74b/1.jpg" /> Artifact 3 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/256144612ed9380ead202b2ea74e05cf61c25379601319f0a0a3bebcf268da0e/3.jpg" data-mid="11862883" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/256144612ed9380ead202b2ea74e05cf61c25379601319f0a0a3bebcf268da0e/3.jpg" /> <img width="3491" height="2618" width_o="3491" height_o="2618" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/19b36c5d445df1a5cd8d209b09526e99176445b1127db5a47a4d2675c110d176/4.jpg" data-mid="11863180" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/19b36c5d445df1a5cd8d209b09526e99176445b1127db5a47a4d2675c110d176/4.jpg" /> Artifact 4 <img width="2454" height="3921" width_o="2454" height_o="3921" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2805c34f491ed647a73506df476b053594418acfd56ed7805241ce38b9719f5c/Obj4Ver1.jpg" data-mid="11862767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2805c34f491ed647a73506df476b053594418acfd56ed7805241ce38b9719f5c/Obj4Ver1.jpg" /> https://tanuja.art/Merry-Christmas Sat, 24 Feb 2018 19:24:17 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Merry-Christmas Thanks: Krzysztof WodiczkoTeam: Tanuja Mishra, Johae Song Year: 2016Site: Gund Hall, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Merry Christmas End of democracy? or a new start?This project uses Christmas tree as a medium to reflect the multiplicity of voices post the 2016 US Presidential election. Gradually, each christmas ornament transforms into people's voices. Finally, the Christmas tree transforms into a collection of multiple voices. Then all those voices melt into one - a little girl's voice about a freedom of speech regardless of race, age, and gender. When her speech inflames the crowds, everything starts burning. The meaning of burning remains ambiguous to us - end of democracy or a new start? https://tanuja.art/Concrete-Measures Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:20:12 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Concrete-Measures Thanks: Krzysztof WodiczkoYear: 2016Site: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University Concrete Measures The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is the only building designed by Le Corbusier in the North American continent. It is also a semi-public space where the private sphere of education gets interspersed with the public sphere of galleries, exhibitions, screenings and talks. Corbusier had designed the building so that the private and the public could overlap and intermingle throughout the space. One such area in the building is the exterior exhibition space of the building. This space is slightly below ground level and is used very little today. The concrete bench in this space is cold and stiff not only from its own materiality but also from the lack of human contact. Over time this bench has developed bruises and scars that have not been paid attention to. This intervention tries to treat those injuries through actions of care and healing. https://tanuja.art/Public-Nomadic-24-Hours Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:24:03 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Public-Nomadic-24-Hours Thanks: Didier Faustino, Silvia BeneditoTeam: Tanuja Mishra, Tony Li, Hanwei Li Year: 2016Site: Harvard Science Center Plaza Public Nomadic&nbsp; 24 Hours As the common property of all the citizens, public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to people. However, insititutions which should take the responsibility of safeguarding this common property gradually turn to taking charge of the space. A common way of controlling public space is to program various activities that impose limits upon how the space could be used. In the Science Center Plaza, food trucks and retail vendors occupy the space for their business profits with the permission of some legal insititutions which have ‘the right’ to develop and implement the rules and regulations of public space. The issue addressed here deals with this invisible authority vis-à-vis civil rights in public space. How do people understand these two notions? What are their rights and obligations in the public sphere? What should be allowed and what should be restriced and limited? Who has the right to decide what should be done and what should not in the public space? By creating a problematic situation for people to participate in, we use public art to raise these questions. <img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9de1ce41f93567172eae0262af8db55696c04af1159749d0e410aad7238d11ed/DSC_0376.JPG" data-mid="11618028" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9de1ce41f93567172eae0262af8db55696c04af1159749d0e410aad7238d11ed/DSC_0376.JPG" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7325aff1bf4afb83ec5681e98a6f7a1712cd56e458408f4a7b1a4c003d292ace/IMG_5327.JPG" data-mid="11612218" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/7325aff1bf4afb83ec5681e98a6f7a1712cd56e458408f4a7b1a4c003d292ace/IMG_5327.JPG" /> <img width="3264" height="2156" width_o="3264" height_o="2156" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abfbe31daf6ba5ef9fba6e24b84f8f135249dae0dcd1580ca0957848f3c721e1/IMG_1755.jpg" data-mid="11614332" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abfbe31daf6ba5ef9fba6e24b84f8f135249dae0dcd1580ca0957848f3c721e1/IMG_1755.jpg" /> We set up two tents in the Plaza for one full day from morning to night. We placed a placard on the tent mentioning that people could inhabit the tent after signing the necessary paperwork. We faked paperwork to make the occupation of the tent in the public space seem legally sanctioned. The paperwork consisted of a lease document titled “Harvard University Public Space Lease”, which was a photoshopped version of the actual Harvard University Housing Lease. Other documents included a master plan which showed the location and boundary of this temporary territory and an information sheet about the details of this property. 1) Step one: choose a public nomadic space to occupy 2) Step two: apply and sign a 'legal' document. &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cc4dd9b9d17b9f3d10d91da1edbdd8b02fe8bac2df7d5f8dc634079b0eaa37d8/DSC_0382.JPG" data-mid="11612398" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cc4dd9b9d17b9f3d10d91da1edbdd8b02fe8bac2df7d5f8dc634079b0eaa37d8/DSC_0382.JPG" /> <img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4af8847c0611ce64c3dac89218497ef78405c2d5c8a7fc350e50944e24ce160d/DSC_0357.JPG" data-mid="11612320" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4af8847c0611ce64c3dac89218497ef78405c2d5c8a7fc350e50944e24ce160d/DSC_0357.JPG" /> <img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/397fbb9fee10f70f57680257be78ebc66933c4bb8d38a0a761a8cf2622181c39/DSC_0398.JPG" data-mid="11612264" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/397fbb9fee10f70f57680257be78ebc66933c4bb8d38a0a761a8cf2622181c39/DSC_0398.JPG" /> <img width="12617" height="9254" width_o="12617" height_o="9254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9bd3cb05ca7313b5dcaee0372bbb84799bdc9527e340cab23e32ec9882713df/FinalPortfolio.jpg" data-mid="11623774" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9bd3cb05ca7313b5dcaee0372bbb84799bdc9527e340cab23e32ec9882713df/FinalPortfolio.jpg" /> <img width="12617" height="9254" width_o="12617" height_o="9254" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b7c27c2ac906162c99a77300242b8f945496031f21f70ce049869bfa38f9676/FinalPortfolio2.jpg" data-mid="11623775" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b7c27c2ac906162c99a77300242b8f945496031f21f70ce049869bfa38f9676/FinalPortfolio2.jpg" /> https://tanuja.art/7-Memorials-to-my-Afterlives Sun, 11 Mar 2018 15:51:52 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/7-Memorials-to-my-Afterlives Thanks: Liz Glynn Medium: Beeswax, metal, mdf Year: 2016Site: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge, MA 7 Memorials to my Afterlives <img width="2328" height="3264" width_o="2328" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/93cbcd6e42b277dee297533e1125d91a37f49d8ba93e60424544e08c4ea3bea3/edit3a.jpg" data-mid="12761058" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/93cbcd6e42b277dee297533e1125d91a37f49d8ba93e60424544e08c4ea3bea3/edit3a.jpg" /> How much time do we spend reflecting upon death and the processes of dying and aging? Acknowledgement of our own mortality would encourage us to make more responsible choices about the legacy that we leave behind for others. In contrast, how much time do we spend browsing on social media and other online sites? What percentage of our online lives and connections are truly meaningful to us? A digital life that is authentic to one’s core values would leave behind a trail of memories that would more closely reflect our personalities and principles. Our digital lives have actual physical locations and reside in storage devices across the globe. The bodily presence of our data is contained in data centers owned by technology companies and has an impact on the environment. How much of our digital memories do we want to retain and for whom? Should these memories remain fossilized or should they gradually fade away with time? What are the economic and environmental costs associated with maintaining these memories and for how long? Who gets ownership and control to access, alter or gain from our digital afterlives? This sculptural work encourages us to reflect upon these questions surrounding the digital legacies of our lives. It is titled 7 Memorials to my Afterlives in reference to the popular culture in India that talks about seven reincarnations for every person. It contains seven blocks of beeswax that resemble digital storage devices. These blocks are stacked over one another in the manner of warehouse storage practices of industrial sites. The different blocks offer different kinds of readings about the state of their temporal existence. Some of them have aged more than the others leaving visible stages of their mortality in the world. <img width="4214" height="3043" width_o="4214" height_o="3043" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54300e11e2d098b70feb8a2c551886d298485928838935d6ab199e67e3b04aea/edit1-copy.jpg" data-mid="12759880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54300e11e2d098b70feb8a2c551886d298485928838935d6ab199e67e3b04aea/edit1-copy.jpg" /><img width="4928" height="3264" width_o="4928" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5cf31f7c603f542ae14ba9ef741af5cba78eb20b92ceab5a6e70fe76e50e9f9c/3.jpg" data-mid="12761050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5cf31f7c603f542ae14ba9ef741af5cba78eb20b92ceab5a6e70fe76e50e9f9c/3.jpg" /> https://tanuja.art/Who-am-I Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:01:11 +0000 Tanuja Mishra https://tanuja.art/Who-am-I Thanks: Nora SchultzExhibition: Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Cambridge, MA Who am I I picked up a set of discarded filing cabinets from the Recycling Center. Some of these filing cabinets gradually aggregated into a new form. The growth process started from a linear configuration that slowly evolved into a more grotesque, organic form. This ‘creature’ developed a new skin and was searching for its identity. Even as it had been emptied out of its past memories, it spoke to itself and tried to remember bits and pieces from its previous life. It would construct itself by putting together its memories but suddenly collapse back into a state of disintegration. Yet, it would rise again and try to build its sense of being. This process of synthesis and dissolution would continue through acts of remembering, forgetting and projecting its desires onto its past. <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/863018203bef775fa7add0f31d9058f08ba2a591c74e4c151704a7514bafdb15/IMG_4703.JPG" data-mid="13009952" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/863018203bef775fa7add0f31d9058f08ba2a591c74e4c151704a7514bafdb15/IMG_4703.JPG" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b12cde6a92b970ccef08d465f1a7ca33af99944447fc57d6737865e426a12d5c/IMG_4136.jpg" data-mid="13009943" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b12cde6a92b970ccef08d465f1a7ca33af99944447fc57d6737865e426a12d5c/IMG_4136.jpg" /> <img width="2448" height="3264" width_o="2448" height_o="3264" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92719b2516cdb68089b0ca06fcb0f144862ec2c3a89352b382f6b1ded808ebab/IMG_4249.jpg" data-mid="13009946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92719b2516cdb68089b0ca06fcb0f144862ec2c3a89352b382f6b1ded808ebab/IMG_4249.jpg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed0360307659281ac74899cfbc8604cba5f76799a53875b1788c6e6fb1fcb732/IMG_4116.jpg" data-mid="13009944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed0360307659281ac74899cfbc8604cba5f76799a53875b1788c6e6fb1fcb732/IMG_4116.jpg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9760ef73c5867de33b7ce4575699079313dfd8d9df91ebd64b06b58622bbf493/IMG_4118.jpg" data-mid="13009942" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9760ef73c5867de33b7ce4575699079313dfd8d9df91ebd64b06b58622bbf493/IMG_4118.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c4bbc52a7626f9afd04532585f32270ad6e3af35954a78ca00dce57ed080948c/IMG_4708.JPG" data-mid="13009953" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c4bbc52a7626f9afd04532585f32270ad6e3af35954a78ca00dce57ed080948c/IMG_4708.JPG" /> stop looking at me! if you really want to engage, then why don't you pay attention.. i have things to share .. lately i’ve been getting these dreams.. and then sometimes i dream of other dreams.. how do i know that they are dreams and not real memories? maybe because in my dreams i can clearly see those memories.. but i dont feel in it my skin.. there is no visceral response to those memories.. anyway i'm rambling.. maybe you should help me.. help me make meaning of these memories.. i remember some things clearly.. what was the big fuss about ?.. everybody kept looking for corel word perfect.. then there was this smart system.. ohh! what a nightmare.. and then students!.. what was it? learn while you&nbsp; ? nooo.. earn while you learn.. all the ruckus it created.. aye aye aye.. am i the only one who gets such dreams? .. in which there are these other dreams that keep repeating themselves.. its funny that these dreams .. that I see again and again.. they reinforce themselves.. i remember them more clearly.. others just seem to slip away.. the other day i saw the same thing .. corel word perfect.. it just keeps appearing in all sorts of places.. this time it was with .. human resources for dummies…. the ad flyer.. it was awkward to see them together.. but you know in a dream even the most unimaginable things start making perfect sense.. ha ha ha i know what you are thinking? i can feel it.. yeah..you are kind of bored already.. i’m sorry i’m going on and on with my gibberish.. i just need to talk to someone.. just to clear my mind.. i wont take much more time.. i promise.. so where was I?. sorry.. i think i lost my chain of thoughts.. aaaa… what was i about to say.. shhhhhhhhhhh.. ahhhhhhhh.. anyway.. guess it will come back to me in a while.. there were these other things in my dream yesterday.. they are more like passing dreams.. like shadows that linger about but never really take a tangible form.. things like Smartstaff, ATLOT, 21st, PS1, OT,19/w4.. and they were more.. like.. AB..W.. oh yess!.. i am diverting again… but NOWW i remember.. i remember what i was trying to say earlier.. yes.. the last thing i wanted to discuss with you.. i think this is important.. i was wondering.. why am i even wasting so much time thinking and intellectualizing over these dreams.. do they even mean anything? of course, they do! The fact that I’m obsessing over them so much and they’re affecting me so deeply.. isn’t that reason enough to try and make sense of them.