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	BUILDING THE ENVIRONMENT The process started in the beginning of January 2004 after getting familiar with the first location and practical possibilities in the neighbourhood. Sharing a main vision on interactivity made me propose Nikhil Bhardwaj a partnership on this interactive environment. Together we developed the NeuVé* concept and started to construct the environment. This interactive process between two designers continued in full speed during 4 weeks. Experiences are model for interactivity and interaction design. Plan for the public space
	Perspex shapes were fabricated; they were derived from the Pliable Product - Plooibaar Product - Formowalny Produkt. Working through his network of workshops, which is a typical way of having things made and done in India, Nikhil was taking care of this. They would be part of environment and workshops and could be used to produce patterns or shapes on the wall.
	De sign painter wanted to have a design on paper to reproduce the compilation on the wall. Shapes were offered to him to play with but he did not want to interpret himself. After having two designs done though I think he might have tried in the end. In a next edition this could be developed to a next stage.
	As the environment should have the atmosphere of a celebration, we decided to have stickers hanging in the space. Combining hanging and the interactive use of stickers with turned out in the use of acrylic sheets with the restforms of the stickers. The material to be used could be left on the floor as an invitation to visitors.
	Besides preparing the environment we also had to produce material for publicity. We developed banners in the street to point out the location of the Art Hive. Invitations and businesscards were produced, as the Art Hive did not provide this service. As for hanging the banners we were lucky to have permission of some authority of the colony to put the signs, the guards would have taken them off otherwise. The situation turned the other way around; now banners and signs were guarded. After the presentation they were taken down by the guards also.
	During the presentation people started to interact, they played with the programme which was running. They started to outline the physical shapes and glue stickers on the prepared plywood. The results turned out to be playful.
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	A WORKSHOP of 4 sessions of two hours is done with children in the age of 8 - 11 years old at the Bloom Public School in Delhi.
	In the first session experiences are shared with the students on structures and patterns and the item 'element'. Main questions appeared: where can we find structures and patterns ? Is there a difference between them ? And can we define these ? What are the elements of the patterns ? After defining the program (Pliable Product) is presented by projection. Eager to play with the program we decided to make that happen in the second session. The children can play in teams with it and come to a design which will be realised in chosen material and techiniques (3 options offered). Finally the physical shapes were presented with which the children could become familiar. After some hesitation they started to play with it and ideas grew.
	During the second session the students could experiment with the programme. They started to compose, by using the PrtScr-button they transported their design to the programmes Paint or Word where they continued reworking their design. During this process they had to decide in which material they wanted to make their design. The 3 offered options were: - painting, on cardboard, wood, fabrics, tile or glass. - collage, anykind of material could be glued on cardboard or wood - 3D-modelling in clay Their was a great interest in 3D-modelling in clay. Special attention was put to the fact that in that case they also had to think not only about the frontside but also about the other sides of the object. As the students were already familiar with Powerpoint and the choice of programme use was not restricted, some already started with making a small presentation on patterns and structures (This input could have been developped in a next workshop). Sketches and final decisions were saved in My documents, as they were used to. Remarkable is the general knowledge these kids already have with the use of the computer and some existing programs.
	Third session: translating the design into real material. 3D-modelling turned out to be difficult; the results were mainly related to 2D, such as tile-like objects, or objects with especially a front or backside. Only one student succeeded in a transformation to a 3D object. The results sofar mainly ended up as autonomous objects in clay or as a symbol on a surface. When patterns grew they were merely used as decoration around flowersmotives. Some interesting tryouts were done with the techniques the students were already familiar with.
	In the fourth session works were finished and some new possiblities restarted. The ones who had chosen 3D-modelling in the first place wanted to go for collage now. Remarkable was that in this session they got more grip on the concept of the element, new shapes were made and they started to experiment more with known techniques. Some were able to leave the traditional flower motives behind, some couldn't and continued painting these motives on tiles.
	Besides playing with elements and experimenting in graphic patternmaking some students ended up with results like a description for a screenplay with a mask and newsclippings on the item patterns and structures.
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	PREPARATION&GOAL After a week orientating about possibilities, designing on the computer and getting familiar with the pattern of Delhi-life I have started to get more concrete with material. It was already something to find out what I would need and where to get it. Some subjects, techniques and materials which have my attention are: silk, silkscreen, woodcarving, painting of signs - the design in the street (mostly handmade, as one would say in Holland). As shops were open I could order plywood on Sunday and the day after I fixed 5 sheets on the walls of the studio. The aim was to realize an interactive environment which deals with circles, forms, patterns and structures in relation to the Indian culture. Interaction would consist of the cooperation between several parties in the realisation of the environment. Presenting a processlike approach in building up an environment to an Indian audience was a challenge.
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	CIRCLES, PATTERNS&STRUCTURES. As being a universal symbol, the circle was selected. Circles are literally the starting point for communication and exchange in the environment. Everyone understands this symbol in a way, even if one cannot read or communication by spoken language is impossible. On the second hand, more focussed on the local situation, it has special significance in various Indian and Christian religious traditions. Structures and patterns I am strongly aware of at this very moment, especially while stepping into this new environment. Every first thing is new, but after two, three times they are likely to become a pattern. These rhythms appear also in drawing. Being aware of the fact that the Indian tradition of imaging is quite narrative makes a more abstract way of imaging a challenge to see how the interaction will succeed. Some cross-cultural meetings on the communication of imaging will appear.
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	PLAYING PARTIES: - myself, specialty: Dutch monumental designer, working with concepts for communication and interaction   through (visual) artefacts - Nikhil Bhardwaj, National Institute of Design, faculty of communication design and specialised as an exhibition   designer. At present he is working as a team member on Khalsa Heritage museum project (a special museum   on the Sikh-culture, expected to be one of the biggest musea in India at the moment). - a sign painter, specialty: nowadays tradition on producing notices etc. in Indian towns - children from Bloom Public school and schools visiting the environment - public during a three day presentation
	Delivering a construction on paper, the painter reproduced his interpretation on the board. As freedom in interpretation of colors was permitted he also took the initiative in merging fields. His interpretation of the white was space. He liked the job and wanted actually a design for 1m2, which would be a well-paid job of course. Having his card two days later, he is presenting himself as painter & artist, doing all kind of surfaces.
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	PLANS:
	Developing the publication NeuVé* which will contain a description of the interactive process in any kind of format, like environment, installation, workshop and so on. In three languages: Hindi, English and Dutch. Meant to be distributed in India, Holland and UK to generate new interactions in public space. Presenting 'Volume1001 - Stad als decor' and 'Plooibaar Product - Pliable Product - Formowalny Product' to organizations to trigger opportunities on interactive projects.
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	Photography: Nikhil Bhardwaj | Sumi Deogam | Leidi Haaijer