Welcome to my (Adhavan’s) blog.
I work on maps, civic-data, and community projects.
Welcome to my (Adhavan’s) blog.
I work on maps, civic-data, and community projects.
We present Research Narratives that came out of a vision to have an environment that encourages responsible use of data for research and communication. It is a tool that provides a collaborative environment for multidisciplinary research or writing projects that communicate patterns from data.
I came across Maps of Uncomfortable Boundaries / Atlas of My World by Zarina at the Kochi Biennale. I would like to narrate my immediate set of thoughts, or observations, as a way to argue that maps are not simply representations but also vessels that contain, the visual nature by nature. Atlas of My World, 2001, six woodcuts with Urdu text printed in black on handmade Indian paper, sheet size 65 x 49....
A speculative intervention to improve activity, cohesion and safety in Yelahanka New Town
A short recount of my experiences teaching sections of the ‘Light’ chapter from standard 8 text books for Parikrma School Students.
I use acne as height maps to generate and play with terrain
Empathising with the reduced social mobility of the elderly and designing accessibility devices to allow them to participate in games
An ongoing project that is looking into capturing data on harassment inside Yelahanka, Bengaluru
This is a blog on my explorations with Generative/Procedural structures in Structure Synth
Why Panoramas For starters, its a pretty good feature on my Fuji. For the main course, its wide format allows me to capture a uniquely framed landscape which is just another landscape on a regular aspect ratio. And for dessert, since it has to be stitched in-camera from multiple shots, movement is preserved as an artifact on the photo. It embolises that stagnant scene with the artifacts that blow an air of ‘edgy’ mystery into it....
This is a blog on my experiences from exploratory trips to the river basin and places around the Arkavathi
How do you visualise line of sight on a 2D map? This is an exploration into doing that by visualising rays of vision. Street signs are mapped. The layout of a neighbourhood is also drawn. The cursor is you moving around in the neighbourhood. If it is a readable street sign, your vision turns green, if not, it turns red. The readability of street signs had been manually documented by me....