Project Showcase@IFA | Deco in Delhi | Geetanjali Sayal

'Deco in Delhi' was a presentation by Geetanjali Sayal and Prashansa Sachdeva on Zoom and Facebook Live about a project that captures the journey of the Art Deco style in Delhi and relooks at the city’s history through its lens.
Geetanjali and Prashansa talked about the genesis of the project, the processes it adapted especially during the pandemic, and details about collaborations with domain experts. The project resulted in a website that hosts a map of different Delhi neighbourhoods with details, typefaces and posters of buildings in the Art Deco style, diving deep into the changing nature of this disappearing architectural style. The presentation was followed by a discussion with Anica Mann.
Read more about the project here: indiaifa.org/g...
Explore the Deco in Delhi website: decoindelhi.com/
Geetanjali Sayal is an architect with a Masters in Narrative Environments from Central Saint Martins, London. Currently, her practice mostly lies in the realm of architectural research, designing tactile public experiences and more specifically around lesser known narratives of a city's modern heritage. Her project is also on Instagram as www.instagram....
Prashansa Sachdeva is a practising Architect and Design Research graduate based in New Delhi. Her work focuses on the tangents of interculturality, informality, culture and heritage in the changing times. She likes to passionately pen down critical readings about arts, history and architecture.
Anica Mann is a curator, archaeologist and art historian working with the Archaeological Survey of India. She has curated the Young Collector programme for two editions of the India Art Fair and documents mid-century houses through an Instagram project at www.instagram....
Geetanjali Sayal received a grant from India Foundation for the Arts, under the Arts Research programme. It is made possible with support from Tata Trusts, with the corpus interest of an earlier seed grant.