From iram at sarai.net Thu Sep 9 02:14:53 2010 From: iram at sarai.net (Iram Ghufran) Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:44:53 +0600 Subject: [Announcements] Delhi Commons: Call for participation Message-ID: <4C87F5C5.8000904@sarai.net> apologies for x posting. iram HELLO! You are invited to participate in Delhi Commons. www.delhicommons.net/ Delhi Commons is an art project that aims to create a memory of the Commonwealth Games and Delhi, in the tradition of 'memory making' through photographs, postcards and souvenirs. The project is located in the city of Delhi and on the world wide web. We would like to hear from you - where ever you are. Let our geographical location not be a deterrent to your participation :) In the last few years the city has witnessed massive structural transformation, demolition of neighbourhoods, re-development of the Yamuna river floodplain, increased migration, violation of labour laws, unprecedented corruption, scandal, and mismanagement. Perhaps we can say that Delhi is a little exhausted. The 2010 Games are the most expensive CWG ever, costing USD 2 billion so far and still counting. Delhi Commons project is looking to produce/ host art-work that critically respond to this situation. The next couple of months starting NOW are really crucial for us. You can PARTICIPATE YOU could be anyone - student, teacher, artist, DTP operator, vagabond, musician, statistician, physician, athlete, journalist, academic, dreamer, trainee, psychiatrist, stockbroker, salesman, actor, engineer, nurse, astronaut, astrologer... Take photos, surf the internet, work with found images and words, work with crayons and paint, cut, copy, paste, remix. Be witty, cheeky, ironic, funny, poetic, non PC, complex… SHARE your work with us. I] Join our Facebook group and keep track of the latest at Delhi Commons http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=151362174887626 II] Online Photography Show Use your DSLR, SLR, point and shoot, and cell phone cameras - Especially cell phone cameras! Tell an image story, anecdote or a joke. Send your photographs, preferably a series of 8 -12 to delhicommons at gmail.com We will show your work in an online exhibition starting September 15, 2010. Each selected entry will be showcased on the Delhi Commons website for a week. The images will then be uploaded on the Delhi Commons photo archive on Flickr. Selected images from here will be exhibited in the Delhi Commons exhibition in early 2011. III] Make a postcard Postcards travel. They carry messages, stories, secrets, rumours and gossip... across cities and continents. They're also emblematic of the picturesque, the sanitized and the iconic. Work with the form and tell us a story. Add to the Delhi Commons postcard series. MAKE a postcard now and email it to us! We'll upload it on our website, Facebook page, email it to many more people, and snail mail some of the selected postcards to individuals and organizations. If you want a Delhi Commons postcard, drop us an email at delhicommons [at]gmail.com We'll print the postcards for the Delhi Commons exhibition, and perhaps make a book of postcards. Project timeline for Phase I: September 1 - October 30, 2010. Dates for the Commonwealth Games are October 3 - 14, 2010. Some artists working towards the Delhi Commons exhibition include Goutam Ghosh, Iram Ghufran, Amitabh Kumar and Bhagwati Prasad. We are also producing designs for souvenirs that will be made available for free download from our website. You can then print coffee mugs, T shirts, coasters, postcards et al anywhere. Delhi Commons buttons/ badges will be available at Sarai CSDS, and several bookshops in the city very soon. Your suggestions are welcome. Collaborations are invited. Delhi Commons has been initiated by Iram Ghufran with generous support from ANA [Arts Network Asia]. Iram is a filmmaker, photographer, and artist. She is based in the Media Lab at Sarai- CSDS, Delhi. * All work on the Delhi Commons website has been released under a CC license. Please read the disclaimer on the website before making your submission. Thank you! ***