About the book
Memories have a profound impact on one’s existence.
For those who could experience life in their ancestral homes in India, a rich vessel of related memories collect with time. Some are asked to share their stories - which point to some of the deepest architectural experiences they know, where haptic and sensorial notions of space are absorbed early on. Here, the architecture is documented not through didactic or mundane research but through empirical personal chronicles of people’s intimate experiences of their traditional homes. Images and texts are viewed as personal memory, not architectural document - coming together in this book titled ‘My Grandmother’s House’. This gives readers a chance to vicariously live this collective memory, which is attributed to the massive interwoven fabric between generations of communities. The richness of the research lies in its intersection between the individual, community, history, memory, ritual, heritage, typology, and space.
Spatial sensibilities have always innately existed in individuals and communities. They can be used as tools to inform and redefine modern architectural possibilities at scale. In a world which is struggling to keep up with its own future, ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is an effort to pause and reflect on the past and ask the question – ‘How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’re coming from?’ At an immediate level, readers are prompted to delve into their own memory, searching for their experiences and spatial narratives. Looking back on memories like these can help one enter a world of architectural possibilities and dreams, guided by simplicity, intimacy, celebration and love.
EDITED & COMPILED BY:
Mitul Desai @mitul.a.desai
Sunayana Golechha @sunayanagolechha
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Namrata Vansadia @rutambara
During monsoon, rivers distend their banks and engulf cities and towns every year in India and Bangladesh. Lives and properties are lost. Nature's gentle, life-giving force becomes ravenous, consuming everything in its path.
Illustration by Namrata Vansadia.
Nostalgia Apparatus is a series of works based on personal photographs. The induced nostalgic mood of artworks is created through drawing, layering and colour mixing.
1) Volcano, Ometepe
2) New Mexico
2) Kathmandu
3) India
Spring Flowers
Shapes and color study of Varkala cliff in Kerala, India.
Illustrations by Namrata.
Mid-century sculptor Isamu Noguchi was one of the most important and critically acclaimed artists. He used a wide range of materials, including cast iron, wood, bronze, basalt, granite and water. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum are located in Long Island, Queens. His studio space is located across from the museum. Some of his sculptures inspire the colours used in the illustration.
L.A. Affairs: I broke up with her. Then she wrote a one-woman show about it.
AD: Jan Molen
Nostalgia Apparatus is a series of works based on personal photographs and objects. The induced nostalgic mood of artworks is created through layering and colour mixing.
Hidden depression. Poster for Mental Health Awareness month. 2022.
Illustrations by Namrata Vansadia
Two Rooms, Ajmer, Rajasthan
Editorial, Book, Coming Soon
Memories have a profound impact on one’s existence.
For those who could experience life in their ancestral homes in India, a rich vessel of related memories collect with time. Some are asked to share their stories - which point to some of the deepest architectural experiences they know, where haptic and sensorial notions of space are absorbed early on. Here, the architecture is documented not through didactic or mundane research but through empirical personal chronicles of people’s intimate experiences of their traditional homes. Images and texts are viewed as personal memory, not architectural document - coming together in this book titled ‘My Grandmother’s House’. This gives readers a chance to vicariously live this collective memory, which is attributed to the massive interwoven fabric between generations of communities. The richness of the research lies in its intersection between the individual, community, history, memory, ritual, heritage, typology, and space.
Spatial sensibilities have always innately existed in individuals and communities. They can be used as tools to inform and redefine modern architectural possibilities at scale. In a world which is struggling to keep up with its own future, ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is an effort to pause and reflect on the past and ask the question – ‘How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’re coming from?’ At an immediate level, readers are prompted to delve into their own memory, searching for their experiences and spatial narratives. Looking back on memories like these can help one enter a world of architectural possibilities and dreams, guided by simplicity, intimacy, celebration and love.
Edited & Compiled by: Mitul Desai | Sunayana Golechha
Book Design by: Vaishnavi Desai
Narrative by: Mitul Desai
Varkala Cliff II, Kerala, India
Shapes and color study of Varkala cliff in Kerala, India.
Illustrations by Namrata.
7B/D House, Jammu, India
My Grandmother's House
Editorial, Book, Coming Soon
Memories have a profound impact on one’s existence.
For those who could experience life in their ancestral homes in India, a rich vessel of related memories collect with time. Some are asked to share their stories - which point to some of the deepest architectural experiences they know, where haptic and sensorial notions of space are absorbed early on. Here, the architecture is documented not through didactic or mundane research but through empirical personal chronicles of people’s intimate experiences of their traditional homes. Images and texts are viewed as personal memory, not architectural document - coming together in this book titled ‘My Grandmother’s House’. This gives readers a chance to vicariously live this collective memory, which is attributed to the massive interwoven fabric between generations of communities. The richness of the research lies in its intersection between the individual, community, history, memory, ritual, heritage, typology, and space.
Spatial sensibilities have always innately existed in individuals and communities. They can be used as tools to inform and redefine modern architectural possibilities at scale. In a world which is struggling to keep up with its own future, ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is an effort to pause and reflect on the past and ask the question – ‘How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’re coming from?’ At an immediate level, readers are prompted to delve into their own memory, searching for their experiences and spatial narratives. Looking back on memories like these can help one enter a world of architectural possibilities and dreams, guided by simplicity, intimacy, celebration and love.
Edited & Compiled by: Mitul Desai | Sunayana Golechha
Book Design by: Vaishnavi Desai
Narrative by: Mitul Desai
About the book
Memories have a profound impact on one’s existence.
For those who could experience life in their ancestral homes in India, a rich vessel of related memories collect with time. Some are asked to share their stories - which point to some of the deepest architectural experiences they know, where haptic and sensorial notions of space are absorbed early on. Here, the architecture is documented not through didactic or mundane research but through empirical personal chronicles of people’s intimate experiences of their traditional homes. Images and texts are viewed as personal memory, not architectural document - coming together in this book titled ‘My Grandmother’s House’. This gives readers a chance to vicariously live this collective memory, which is attributed to the massive interwoven fabric between generations of communities. The richness of the research lies in its intersection between the individual, community, history, memory, ritual, heritage, typology, and space.
Spatial sensibilities have always innately existed in individuals and communities. They can be used as tools to inform and redefine modern architectural possibilities at scale. In a world which is struggling to keep up with its own future, ‘My Grandmother’s House’ is an effort to pause and reflect on the past and ask the question – ‘How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’re coming from?’ At an immediate level, readers are prompted to delve into their own memory, searching for their experiences and spatial narratives. Looking back on memories like these can help one enter a world of architectural possibilities and dreams, guided by simplicity, intimacy, celebration and love.
EDITED & COMPILED BY:
Mitul Desai @mitul.a.desai
Sunayana Golechha @sunayanagolechha
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Namrata Vansadia @rutambara
Every year in mid-September, fleeting glimpses of Monarch butterflies appear on New York City beaches, the city I call my home currently. These Monarch butterflies are on an extraordinary 2100-mile migration journey south to central Mexico winter grounds. As an immigrant, I feel a certain kinship with these monarchs. Still, more importantly, I want to draw parallels with human migration and bring focus on the resiliency and courage of migrants looking for safer habitats and livelihood. The Extraordinary Migration is ongoing series and has four artworks currently - Northbound/Southbound, Hoverings, Super Generation 4 and Migration. The artworks visualize journey, movement and, draw parallels with human migration.
Caught in the Moment. Personal work
Visual metaphors show fragile moments in boisterous New York.
Return Trip Magazine’s Issue II “Out of Place”. Buy RT Issue 2. Written by: Dhvani Ramanujan | AD: Luana Suciu
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Dating and Romance for AI+ Info.
Illustration by Namrata Vansadia
