Foundation Initiatives

Co-curated by Ramayudh Sahu

In Collaboration with Goji

The Charpai Project makes its sixth iteration debut at the India Art Fair in a collaboration with multidisciplinary artist and designer, Goji. His work examines how images and environments are conceptualized and produced through different cultural lenses. With his intervention, the interactive installation invites contemplation while reclining on a traditional charpai, an everyday object synonymous with rest and conversation across India.

The installation is a testament to sustainable design and the Indian spirit of ‘jugaad.’ It features a canopy of hand-woven panels, crafted by traditional artisans from post-consumer recycled food wrappers and ropes, alongside rigid panels made from upcycled tetra packs, all mounted on scaffolding. This bricolage of materials and traditional craft techniques demonstrates how discarded urban waste can be transformed into art and utility.

Conceptually, the installation playfully navigates critical contemporary themes: the imperative for sustainable habitation in the era of climate change, reducing our ecological footprint, and fostering ideas of community, shared living, and proximity. The project is both site- and collaboration-specific, a dynamic exploration that has previously manifested as an arena, a restaurant, a slacklining station, and a playground, showcasing its versatility and ongoing engagement with the public sphere.

Curated by Ayush Kasliwal, a Jaipur-based design practitioner known for bridging the gap between craft and contemporary aesthetics, and co-curated by Ramayudh Sahu in collaboration with Goji, the project evolves as a continuous dialogue between space and materiality.