ADITI SRIVASTAVA, London
Foulard Design:
"The world of plants has often been misjudged as a quiet, motionless realm. However, nothing could be further from the truth. I try to look at the cooperative and mutualist relationships that exist within forest ecologies and see how we can inform our entanglements from them. Fragments can be understood in many ways. One way is how, fragmented pieces together form a whole : how we can realize the potential of our united collective solidarity. I draw particularly from the wondrous and often unseen entanglements of mycelium networks. These delicate fungal webs stretch beneath the surface, creating intricate connections that enable entire ecosystems to flourish. This natural collaboration can teach us how individual fragments, when united, can support something much larger and more resilient." -Aditi Rivastava
Biography:
Aditi Srivastava is an Indian-Born, London-based visual artist, with a focus on new media forms of making. With her practice, she ties the unfolding ecological crisis in the global south, to histories of colonialism and makes the case for the political agency of plant life. She is interested in planetary understanding of intelligence, plant subjectivity, and the interconnectedness of humans and non-humans. Srivastava is also the founder of the harm reduction initiative, KnowHarm, which operates to reduce the harm that comes with uninformed use and radicalised, archaic drug policies in India. She holds a Masters degree in Art Direction from the London College of Communication (University of the Arts, London).
-New Media Artist & Graphic Designer
-BA NIFT New Delhi, India
-MA London College of Communication, UAL
-Graphic Designer at Fluoro
-Founder of NonProfit KnowHarm
Foulard Design:
"The world of plants has often been misjudged as a quiet, motionless realm. However, nothing could be further from the truth. I try to look at the cooperative and mutualist relationships that exist within forest ecologies and see how we can inform our entanglements from them. Fragments can be understood in many ways. One way is how, fragmented pieces together form a whole : how we can realize the potential of our united collective solidarity. I draw particularly from the wondrous and often unseen entanglements of mycelium networks. These delicate fungal webs stretch beneath the surface, creating intricate connections that enable entire ecosystems to flourish. This natural collaboration can teach us how individual fragments, when united, can support something much larger and more resilient." -Aditi Rivastava
Biography:
Aditi Srivastava is an Indian-Born, London-based visual artist, with a focus on new media forms of making. With her practice, she ties the unfolding ecological crisis in the global south, to histories of colonialism and makes the case for the political agency of plant life. She is interested in planetary understanding of intelligence, plant subjectivity, and the interconnectedness of humans and non-humans. Srivastava is also the founder of the harm reduction initiative, KnowHarm, which operates to reduce the harm that comes with uninformed use and radicalised, archaic drug policies in India. She holds a Masters degree in Art Direction from the London College of Communication (University of the Arts, London).
-New Media Artist & Graphic Designer
-BA NIFT New Delhi, India
-MA London College of Communication, UAL
-Graphic Designer at Fluoro
-Founder of NonProfit KnowHarm
Foulard Design:
"The world of plants has often been misjudged as a quiet, motionless realm. However, nothing could be further from the truth. I try to look at the cooperative and mutualist relationships that exist within forest ecologies and see how we can inform our entanglements from them. Fragments can be understood in many ways. One way is how, fragmented pieces together form a whole : how we can realize the potential of our united collective solidarity. I draw particularly from the wondrous and often unseen entanglements of mycelium networks. These delicate fungal webs stretch beneath the surface, creating intricate connections that enable entire ecosystems to flourish. This natural collaboration can teach us how individual fragments, when united, can support something much larger and more resilient." -Aditi Rivastava
Biography:
Aditi Srivastava is an Indian-Born, London-based visual artist, with a focus on new media forms of making. With her practice, she ties the unfolding ecological crisis in the global south, to histories of colonialism and makes the case for the political agency of plant life. She is interested in planetary understanding of intelligence, plant subjectivity, and the interconnectedness of humans and non-humans. Srivastava is also the founder of the harm reduction initiative, KnowHarm, which operates to reduce the harm that comes with uninformed use and radicalised, archaic drug policies in India. She holds a Masters degree in Art Direction from the London College of Communication (University of the Arts, London).
-New Media Artist & Graphic Designer
-BA NIFT New Delhi, India
-MA London College of Communication, UAL
-Graphic Designer at Fluoro
-Founder of NonProfit KnowHarm