The following project is likely to be the focus of a new book on Mapusa, the town which gets the least attention from our powers despite the fact that the Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, Deputy CM Francis D'Souza and Environment Minister Alina Saldanha hailing from there. It deserves support from all.
Augusto ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Hello, This is to request you to kindly give publicity to the following course (*Mapping Mapusa Market*) that is about to be launched by Goa University as part of the Mario Miranda Chair of Fine art/painting/illustrative cartooning, etc. (Visiting Research Professors Programme). It is a very innovative course to be conducted by a noted artist, Orijit Sen, and is likely to attract the attention of many, students as well as the general public. A Press Note is attached, as well as a few pictures. Thank you for your kind collaboration. Much obliged. Isabel S.R. Vas *Press Note* Orijit Sen, joins Goa University as the *Mario Miranda Visiting Research Professor in Graphic Art and Design.* Prof. Sen’s project will be with the students and citizens of Mapusa and is titled Mapping Mapusa Market. *MAPPING MAPUSA MARKET* is a participatory process which will eventually build into a dedicated website accessible to the public. The main idea behind this project is to explore and document the complex life of Mapusa market from a variety of perspectives - through illustrations, photographs, videos, recorded interviews and data gathering. The context for this project is the changing landscape of markets, retail spaces and local produce and crafts outlets in India and elsewhere. The project will look at how a historical market such as Mapusa has evolved, and how it is coping with the challenges of globalisation, consumerism, emergence of malls and supermarket culture, FDI in retail etc. Given that the market is a fascinating, rich and diverse space which accommodates everything from locally grown pumpkins and crafts to Chinese imports and high-end electronics, we are also interested in understanding the role that Mapusa market plays in producing, sustaining and re-fashioning Goan culture, values and lifestyle. What is the importance of market interactions beyond that of pure economics? Do these interactions have a vital but often overlooked social and cultural dimension as well? *ORIJIT SEN* Orijit Sen is a graphic artist and designer based in New Delhi. He trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He has helped conceptualise, design and execute several exhibition and museum design projects, including the India Pavilion at the World Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan and the Virasat-e-Khalsa Museum in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. Orijit also works with graphic narrative forms. His pioneering graphic novel 'The River of Stories' was published in 1994. He is a one of the founders of the Pao Collective – a group of comics artists and graphic novelists in Delhi, and has collaborated on the award-winning ‘*Pao Anthology of Comics*’ published by Penguin Books. His graphic prints have been exhibited and published in India, Japan, China, USA, Switzerland and elsewhere. In 1991, he co-founded People Tree, a centre for design, crafts and sustainable living, which has grown to become a celebrated and unique cultural space in Delhi. He heads People Tree’s in-house design studio - often collaborating with designers, artisans and others on special projects. *Participation* The College students in Mapusa will be the hub of this project. It kicks off at : D.M's College of Arts, Sc. & Com Assagoa with the Mapusa Market being the location of the field work. Students and Citizens are invited to participate in the project starting on September 16th, 2013. Details and registration are available at unigoa.ac.in and unigoa.wordpress.com. For details contact *grap...@unigoa.ac.in* -- Augusto Pinto 40, Novo Portugal Moira, Bardez Goa, India E pinto...@gmail.com P 0832-2470336 M 9881126350