Communities of Making: A Visual Exploration of Rural Makerspaces in India

TY - CONF

T1 - Communities of Making

T2 - IASDR 2021

AU - Vones, Katharina

PY - 2021/12/7

Y1 - 2021/12/7

N2 - This pictorial seeks to capture both the tangible and intangible aspects of site visits to Makerspaces situated in rural India. While over twenty-five Makerspaces across four regions were documented through conversational interviews, photography, sketching and reflective writing for the project, only a small selection of this wealth of visual and factual information, with a particular focus on rural locations, has been compiled in this pictorial. It provides a rich tapestry of Indian maker cultures, their contribution to local communities, and how these spaces interpret their role as facilitators of creation within the complex global narratives of sustainability.

AB - This pictorial seeks to capture both the tangible and intangible aspects of site visits to Makerspaces situated in rural India. While over twenty-five Makerspaces across four regions were documented through conversational interviews, photography, sketching and reflective writing for the project, only a small selection of this wealth of visual and factual information, with a particular focus on rural locations, has been compiled in this pictorial. It provides a rich tapestry of Indian maker cultures, their contribution to local communities, and how these spaces interpret their role as facilitators of creation within the complex global narratives of sustainability.

KW - Maker culture

KW - Sustainability

KW - Community Engagement

KW - Digital Making

KW - Materiality

UR - https://www.iasdr2021.org/session/pic1035

M3 - Paper

Y2 - 5 December 2021 through 9 December 2021

ER -