AVANI M - About

About Me

In childhood, I slept with dreams about the characters and places in the poems I listened to as lullabies. I have always wished to see them fulfilled at least once. In teenage years, as being a theatre person, I did passionately engage in property making and art direction for dramas. I started to transform my dreams and thoughts into three dimensional models. During the graduation journey as a visual communication student, I was forced to make designs or design thoughts of two dimensions. But always dreamt in three dimensions. I believed in the sense of touch. While working with children I have realized that the sense of touch worked well with them. Models helped them to communicate easily. As a designer, I am now exploring the theoretical practice of three-dimensional modelling. It is my journey from two-dimensional thoughts to three-dimensional models. I also aim to learn to incorporate sustainability and inclusivity in all my designs. Presently the teaching cum learning process I am involved is a sort of social designing process. My past experiences are of immense help to me in the process of curriculum development, self-development and social development.

Education

MA Education (2024—Pursuing)
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

MA Folklore, 2016-2018
School of Folklore Studies, Calicut University, Kerala

Final Project: A pragmatic analysis of Toys and culture Folklore camps in Tribal Colonies of Wayanad and Fisherman Communities of the Koilandi Coastal Area

Postgraduate Diploma in Art & Design (Industrial Arts and Design Practices), 2015-2016
Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore

Studio—Detail and Refinement Detail (Detailing the Coconut Scraper and its working mechanism) Design Projects: - Cultures of food consumption; solutions for traditional cooking difficulties - A Breath of Fresh Air, Inclusive space for leisure and play (Designing a park for Karnataka Welfare Association for the Blind) Design Charette—Community Youth Power; Mind the Gap (Sustainable Development of Yelahanka) Research Paper and Workshop—Library movement in Kerala—Handskill Development (Designed a product for household cleaning)

B.Sc Visual Media, 2011-2014
Amrita School of Art and Design

Elective: Advertising Art Direction Video Production Film Studies, Mass Communication and Visual Designing

Higher Secondary, Science Stream, 2011
St. Dominic Higher Secondary School, Kanjirapally

Secondary School, 2009
S.R.V.N.S.S.V.H.S.S, Chirakkadavu

Work experience

2023 – Present - Kerala Museum, Eranamkulam

Programming Associate

Planning and Coordination of Museum Activities
Documentation and Archiving
Teaching and Mentoring

2022 - 2023 - Artville Academy, Bangalore

Faculty of Art + Design Foundation program
Faculty Training
Administration support

Worked as an Art and Design facilitator and a faculty trainer for the same. And also done various administrative duties while working as the Brach head of various branches in Bangalore.

2018 – 2022 - Jogogyan, Delhi

Educationalist

Curriculum planning and coordination of projects
Documentation and Archiving
Teaching and Mentoring

I worked on the project ‘Manchadi’, since 2018 Jodo Gyan has been involved with a programme with K-DISC (Kerala Development Innovation Strategic Council) of the government of Kerala for developing mathematical understanding of children.

2014 April: JWT, Delhi

Intern

Coordination of Projects

2011 - 2019 - Theatre Hut, Pala

Property Designer

Property Designer for various performances
Puppet Making
Coordination of performance

Other Experiance with Lybrary Council

Active member of Balavedi (Children’s Group), Ponkunnam library
Later an active member of youth wing of the library
Participated in setting up the children's theatre and youth theatre group of library
Attended camps lead by Prof. S Ramanujam, Kavalam Narayana Panikar, Prof. Ratna Panikar, Kerala Chalachithra Academy and various eminent experts of theatre, literature, cinema, art and Design
Guided and facilitated many theatre and toy making workshops in many villages of Kerala.
Continuing the activities as a library activist.

Paper Publication

Appropriation of Tradition: Museums and Market as Contemplating Spaces

Seminar essay on Folklore

ISBN 978-93-84638-69-6

Get in touch at avanimsavithri@gmail.com

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