The project is a part of ongoing experimentation by Prof. Vanmala Jain. It is an attempt to fill up the gap in the field of mobiles, where mobiles made of all other materials have already come a long way, but those made of ceramics are still emerging.
The project was carried on simultaneously in two separate channels: product and material, as in mobiles and ceramics. The former dealt with the study of the concept of mobiles in a western as well as an Indian context, the existing stage of the field chosen, various types of mobiles, etc. to understand the structure of mobiles as a product. The latter dealt with material comprehension through experimentation and exploration. This was done to know the boundary of the project so that the scope of the project could then be defined.
The field being too vast to be covered in the available time, it was decided to limit the material, process, and basic form so that this could be explored in detail. Since this was the first experience with the material, the exploration gave a chance to learn the process from the basic level to the details and complexities of model making, mould making, casting, cutting, finishing, biscuiting, glazing, and firing. Various concepts were developed and tried at different levels; some of them were developed further as the material's experience increased, depending on the complexities of the process and the limitations of the material. The pieces made were then tried out to make mobiles as per the concepts developed and installed in the place of their emergence.
The project at each step was full of surprises and lots of information, which helped keep the interest alive from the beginning to the end. This being an exploration project, it is supposed to be left open-ended so that it could be carried on further in the future by others.