Chor bazaar - we recycle the past


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Creator/Artist: Kimya Gandhi

Category: Communication Design

Document: Design Research

Batch: 2008-2010

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2009-2018

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Nina Sabnani


Detailed Description

The methodology of visual research has been challenging for the simple reason that it is difficult to be invisible in an environment and be observant at the same time. Since the most important aspect of visual ethnography is observation, an open mind and eyes are the most important tools while doing research. The stages of research of research have been: General observation and getting to know the place: this included just walking around the bazaar without any particular intention. This establishes a sense of the place and people around. The next stages involved close observation of people, products and shops. This included using media like sketches, notes and photographs to document the bazaar again with no particular focus. This helped lay a ground for study and reflection of the subject area. Once there was an established sense of the place the next stage has been to focus more into a particular area or person, learn and record more insights. The study thus starts from an overview of the bazaar. It then slowly enters a macro level where each aspect of study is carefully understood.