Section / Investigations

Long-term inquiries into systems and place.

These are not projects. They are investigations — questions held over years, sometimes decades, that take whatever form they need: hardware, software, fieldwork, film, writing, prototypes, partnerships.

I.01

Active

2021 — Present

Close-up of sandalwood tree bark in soft natural light.

Kaavalar

Protecting Sandalwood Ecosystems

An inquiry into ecological stewardship through community-centered design, GPS systems, and distributed sensor networks. Protecting at-risk sandalwood forests while honoring the traditional guardianship practices that have done so for centuries.

EcologyStewardshipIoTIndigenous Knowledge
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I.02

Active

2020 — Present

A Bangalore lake at dawn — marsh grasses, still water, distant apartment towers under overcast sky.

Bangalore Lake Systems

Urban Ecological Commons

Mapping the disappearing lake networks of Bangalore through iceberg models and systems diagrams. An inquiry into water governance, land-use politics, and the slow erosion of urban commons.

UrbanizationWaterGovernanceCommons
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I.03

Concluded

2019 — 2022

Hand-drawn ledger of food supply chain nodes on aged paper.

Blockchain Food Supply Chains

Trust Infrastructure for Farmers

Frameworks for distributed trust in food supply chains — exploring how blockchain primitives can return value and agency to producers without replicating extractive structures.

Distributed EconomiesFarmer EmpowermentFair Trade
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I.04

Active

2022 — Present

A pair of cylindrical ambisonic microphones with perforated mesh grilles on a warm orange reflective surface.

FIELD 4

Democratizing Spatial Audio Through Open Hardware

An open-source first-order ambisonic microphone developed at The Indian Sonic Research Organisation and ArtScienceBLR — research into how listening infrastructures can be democratized through open hardware, documentation, and shared knowledge.

Spatial AudioOpen HardwareAcoustic EcologyPreservation
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I.05

Active

2022 — Present

Black and white interior of a dhobi ghat — a worker shakes out a large white sheet beside tall stacks of folded laundry and bundled clothes.

A Declining Commons

Documentary on Urbanisation & Labour

A long-form documentary investigation into disappearing commons, ecological transitions, and labour in rapidly urbanising South India. Includes sub-projects Washing Rituals and Silent Shuttles.

MemoryLabourCommunitiesDocumentary
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I.06

Active

2023 — Present

An astrological wheel with golden zodiac divisions over a deep purple starry night sky.

TheCycles

Symbolic Systems & AI

An inquiry into how generative systems can carry — rather than flatten — the symbolic logic of zodiacs, calendars, and divinatory schemes.

Symbolic SystemsStorytellingAIMeaning
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