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Apparently this thing I've drawn will become a sculpture. #abstract #geometry #lines #circles #pencil #graphite #blackandwhite #art #minimalism #drawing #blueprint #spaceandmateriality #parsons #tns #nyc #school #college #artschool #class #sculpture (at Parsons School of Design)

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Final Insulation

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Work in progress

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Babu Amirchandji Panalalji Jain Temple

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Project 3:Social-Ecological Space and Materiality

Building on the first two projects, Social-Ecological Space and Materiality focuses on the experience of our bodies as a collective in public places in everyday life… Using the city of Mumbai as a rich and ever-changing area of study, we had to select a “Religious space” around the city. This space could be of various scales and significance. Researching into the historic background, architecture around them, people, culture, and businesses, we constructed a temporary multimedia/visual installation for that space, where the space around and the people become an active component of the work. The final outcome will be experienced by the visitors . The model is scaled down and experiences are formed through the play of light, shadows, music and projections.

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Final Wearable

Our entire model is based on a person patting another, by means of appreciating, transferring the positive vibes through and by making the other feel confident.

We have constructed a wearable for the person appreciating, made of triangular 3-D structures that starts from the cerebellum and ends on the finger tip of the right hand. The reason behind the triangular bright structures is to show how the energy flows from one person to another; from the bottom to a singular tip. A point up triangle represents a strong foundation or stability, as it is routed to the ground through a solid base.

The wearable for the person being appreciated is a black cloth under which is a pillar of positivity. On being patted, the cloth falls down revealing the true self confidence of the person, the pillar depicting the hidden positivity in terms of colour that flows out as soon as the dark drape unveils.

The entire idea shows the direction of positivity flowing from one person to another and how on being appreciated the person feels recognised strengthening the bond between two people.

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Prototype 1:

Our initial idea was to show the feeling that a person feels after being appreciated through the medium of colours where the colour is flowing through the body of the person feeling appreciated depicting how appreciation gives a person a sense of self confidence and self recognition within oneself. In this prototype we took file card, painted it with colourful bright colours and then stuck the black chart paper on the file card by cutting the shape of the hand on the paper. We then used origami strips to show the flow of the positive vibes around.

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Project 2: Formulating Interspaces

Gesture: Patting (Appreciation)

The Origin of the gesture:

The pat on the back is a lost art. Most people aren’t freaked out by a hand on the shoulder and they’ll likely be appreciative of your sign of affection and respect.

After babyhood, children often experience patting that is no longer restricted to the back. Head pats, cheek pats, and even stomach or butt pats become common as an evolved form of “I’m here for you, you’re safe”, to become “All is well”. “All is well” soon evolves into “Well done you! You’ve done well!”, and this is the origin of the congratulatory pat, and back pat.

In children, it is customary to pat a child’s head when they’ve done something clever, as if you are congratulating them on their good brain. But because head patting is associated with childhood, it is seen to be patronizing to do to adults. Back-patting is the more accepted way of saying that a person has a good brain, or for saying well done on performing well, be it in a sporting event or some other event.

The Feeling of being patted for appreciation:

We all like being appreciated, right? But have you ever wondered why? What is it about being appreciated that affects us so much? The feeling of being patted for appreciation is a positive feeling bringing confidence in the person being appreciated. Being appreciated nourishes us. We feel good when a person recognises qualities that we appreciate about ourselves. It feels good to be seen.

Being appreciated goes along with being liked. There’s something about liking and being liked that warms our heart and brings a smile to our face.

It is a way to feel that we’re important to others; we make a difference in their lives. We are valued — or even cherished. It is validating and meaningful to hear that what we’ve done something good or that who we are is appreciated.

Feeling appreciated strengthens the bond between people.