Activating Indofuturism
Applying a lens adapted from Postcolonial Futurisms
Priya Bandodkar
Project Description
Seeking inspiration from Postcolonial Futurisms, this research activates a largely unexplored futurism discipline for India: Indofuturism. It proposes Indofuturism as a means for Indian people and their descendants to respond to colonialism in India and its ramifications in post-colonial times. It imagines an Indofuture: an alternative future for India, wherein India was not colonised.
It does this by actualising five Indofuturist artefacts built as interactive installations using virtual reality, 3D art, creative coding, physical computing, volumetric video, dance performance, and concluding with an Indofuturist Manifesto: a conceptual analysis and call to action for other creators and thinkers of Indian descent to delve into this emerging discipline.
This activation intends to bring Indofuturism into conversations with existing Postcolonial Futurisms, and thereby give Indian people a place in visions of the future. This research hopes to inspire the Indian diaspora to explore and make Indofuturism their own, and foster a feeling of belongingness in the youth of Indian descent.
BIO
Priya is a multidisciplinary designer, animation specialist and VR artist from Mumbai, India. She has over ten years’ experience designing visual narratives and innovative media creations for international clientele. She has won international awards, including gold trophies at Promax Awards 2020 and a Brandon Hall 2017 silver award for her design and animation work. Prior to joining the OCAD U Digital Futures' 2021 graduate program, Priya was a Design Team Lead at a multinational creative consultancy firm.
Combining her professional experience with the forward-thinking lens of Digital Futures, Priya works to address the needs of an increasingly complicated digital world.