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#Indofuturism Concept art by Prateek Arora (Using AI), via XLE.LIFE and Prateek's Instagram

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XLE.LIFE’s editor Kai (Kari) Altmann is a fanatic for Indofuturism(s) and Desifuturism(s), so when she saw Prateek Arora’s AI-assisted concept images on Instagram she was instantly hooked.

She managed to grab Prateek for a meetup and eventually 5 Questions on the record back in 2023 in Mumbai. Here is the interview over a year later, on the occasion of the release of KALKI 2898 AD, India’s most ambitious Indofuturist movie so far, coming in the afterglow of Dune 2, Furiosa, Dev Patel’s Monkey Man and others. It’s been quite a year for cinema, for Desi cinema, and for Indofuturism/Desifuturism too...

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moodboard | they weren’t ready for us

❀ edits by kawaiinekoj (instagram)

credits: prateek arora.

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Sarathy Korwar - KALAK - new “Indo-futurist” LP with Tamar Osborn, Al MacSween, Danalogue, Magnus Mehta, and Photay (who also arranged and produced) (The Leaf Label)

The follow up to the politically charged, award-winning More Arriving is an Indo-futurist manifesto - in rhythmic step with the past and the present, it sets out to describe a route forward. KALAK celebrates a rich South Asian culture of music and literature, which resonates with spirituality and community, while envisaging a better future from those building blocks. Recorded at Real World studios with meticulous production by New York electronic musician, DJ and producer Photay, who translates these communal rhythms and practices into a timeless and groundbreaking electronic record. There’s a spirituality and warmth at play in the polyrhythms, group vocals and melodic flourishes. The KALAK rhythm is the fulcrum upon which the 11-track project balances. After an intense lockdown induced period of reflection and meticulous note-making, Korwar boiled this down to the circular KALAK symbol which he then presented to his band before recording began. With the symbol projected on the walls in order to de-code and improvise around, Korwar had utter faith in the musicians he’d assembled and conviction in the concept. The final part of the KALAK project is realised in the cover artwork by New Delhi-based designer Sijya Gupta. Korwar and photographer friend Fabrice Bourgelle took a light sculpture of the KALAK symbol on a road trip around Southern India, through Chennai, Pondicherry and Auroville. The evocative shots appear on the cover of the various formats, with each one offering a different angle on the country, continent and culture that inspired the album.  Sarathy Korwar - drums, percussion, vocals, electronics Tamar Osborn - baritone saxophone, flute, electronics Alistair MacSween - synthesisers Danalogue - synthesisers Magnus Mehta - percussion Photay - additional synthesisers and drum programming Vocals on 2 by Kushal Gaya Vocals on 4 by Noni-Mouse Vocals and drums on B3 by Kodo Group vocals by Sarathy Korwar, Rohini Kharkar, Tushar Menon, Tamar Osborn, Alistair MacSween, Fabrice Bourgelle and Photay

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KALKI 2898, the first major #Indofuturist movie?

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XLE.LIFE's New Terms 2024 List is now dripping on the platforms...starting with Indofuturism(s) and Desifuturism(s).

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XLE.LIFE presents

XLE.LIVE: #Indofuturism? #Desifuturism?

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 at 6pm IST (Indian Standard Time) on Zoom

What is Indofuturism or Desifuturism??

We’ve had Afrofuturism, Sinofuturism, and Gulf Futurism recently catch fire in the futurist conversation--one that encompasses culture, concepts and aesthetics, and things are only spreading from there. Post Western Futurisms, Ecofuturisms, Holistic Futurisms, Tropical Futurisms...Whether you love or hate these kinds of buzzwords, they do put something on the map.

Where is Indofuturism or Desifuturism in all this?

As an emerging set of terms, these words grapple with the subcontinent’s erupting potency on the world stage, in global flows of soft power and hard power alike, and its role in developing new possibilities.

XLE.LIFE invites a group of creative and cultural producers to take these terms into the arena with their own understandings, critiques and visions. The audience will be invited to submit questions.

Facilitated by Kai (Kari) Altmann and Naveen Shamsudhin for XLE.LIFE Language: English

Zoom Link Meeting ID: 662 0509 9121Passcode: 734332

Speakers:

Prateek Arora (Mumbai) AI and Fiction Creator, VP of Development at BangBang Media (Films), Indofuturist, Horror Fan and promoter of Indian Sci-Fi. Recently featured by India Art Fair, National Gallery of Modern Art, XLE.LIFE, Homegrown.in and WePresent. Based in Mumbai.

Naveen Shamsudhin (Zurich) PhD in Robotics, Systems Thinker, Multi-Cultural Community Builder, Hacker, Lecturer at ETH Zurich. Somatics Facilitator. From India, UAE and Switzerland. Based in Zurich. Co-founder and Curator of Kaleido, Humane Warriors, The Origin AG.

Kai Altmann aka Hitashya (Mumbai) Artist, Director, Musician, Performer and Holistic Futurist. Editor of XLE.LIFE. Curator of New World Playlist, R-U-In?S, Garden Club and more. Creator of too many memes, neologisms and microgenres. Has worked on films, music videos, live performances, mega installations, talks and social-cultural initiatives around the world, featured by places like Serpentine Gallery, The New Museum, ICA London, Goethe Institute, EFlux, Biennial of the Americas and many others. Based in Mumbai/Goa since Co-Vid times!

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#Indofuturism Concept art by Prateek Arora (Using AI), via XLE.LIFE and Prateek's Instagram