Traces
Photographer Chiratan Khastgir conducted the Traces workshop over two days. Here participants learnt the process of cyanotypes. The first day covered the history and development of this technique along with a basic introduction to the process. On the second day, participants put theory to practice and created prints of everyday objects and materials.
About the Artist
Chirantan Khastgir is a photographer and a graduate of the National Institute of Design, India. Evolving out of a desire to influence and mould societal practices towards symbiotic sustenance, Chirantan's practice revolves around visual and literary media. Development needs to be decentralized, taking local practices and knowledge at par with modern advancements. This belief, coupled with the inherently rich heritage the Indian sub-continent possesses, yields novel conceptualizations directed at merging what is traditional with the modern. Prior to his work with the Science Gallery Bengaluru, he has worked in the erstwhile conflict regions of Saranda documenting the toll mining is taking on one of India's most dense forest covers. The desire for mass environmental consciousness and re-unification of the built and natural environments drives his work.
Connected Programmes
Azure by Chirantan Khastgir - cyanotype prints created by using water from Bengaluru lakes
Bengaluru: City of Water by Harini Nagendra - a public lecture on the historical and contemporary water systems of Bengaluru