Visual artist India

Sameer Tawde

2013 Residence Program

Born in 1978 and lives in Mumbai, India.


[Residence Program] Sep 11, 2013〜Nov 9, 2013
Sameer Tawde Official website

Overview

Sameer created the photographic series Gods and Robots @ Fukuoka, featuring images he had photographed of the lantern dolls unique to Yame City, juxtaposed against images of Japanese mechanical dolls and similar dolls from Mumbai. He also held a workshop to create stop-motion animations.

Workshops

November 8 – ‘Flying Animations’
Participants – 129 Year 2 students from Kasuga-kita Junior High School (venue: Kasuga-kita Junior High School)
November 9 – ‘Flying Animations’
Participants: 13 students from Koga Higashi Junior High School’s Art Bus initiative (venue: Hakata Riverain Festa Square)

Talks

September 28 – ‘Activities to Date and Proposed Residency Artwork: Talk by FAAM Artists in Residence’
Participants: 53 general admissions (venue: Artists’ Gallery)
November 16 – Gallery talk at the opening event for ‘13th Winds of Artist in Residence Exhibition Part I’
Participants: 58 general admissions (venue: Artists’ Gallery)

Exhibitions

November 16 – December 2 – ‘13th Winds of Artist in Residence Exhibition Part I’
Total admissions: 982 (Artists’ Gallery)