1. 2012 Action At the intersections
February 2-5, 2012 / New Delhi, iNDia

2. the UnBox Festival
celebrates interdisciplinary
processes and experiences
that shape contemporary
thought and action.

3. unbox invites participants While the first edition
from all walks of life— of UnBox in 2011 was
practitioners, students, widely recognized as a
educators and institutions, pioneering event that
who are redefining bridged disciplines;
professional, social and the UnBox experience
cultural engagement in in 2012 will dive deeper
their contexts. Together, into the possibilities of
new forms and experiences collaborative practice.
emerge to challenge
traditional notions of work,
play and discourse.

4. ForMAt
UnBox is an immersive
journey through ideas
embedded in design
thinking & innovation.
It uses multiple, non-
linear formats that
encourage interaction
and ideation.

5. UnBox Festival lies at the intersection of a Conference
& Partner Festivals—EyeMyth, BeatRepeat,
Technodrome, BlowUp & FoodLab—each of which
explores multiple facets of creative practice.
innovation and
interdisciplinary visual Music & literature, spoken word &
collaboration Moving iMages new Media
unbox conFerence eyeMyth beatrepeat
urban arts—electronic photography—public
Music & digital art Food concept & design access & engageMent
technodroMe Foodlab blowup

6. innovation and
interdisciplinary
collaboration
UnBox conference
Conceived & Managed by:
innovation consultancy—Quicksand
and brand + communication design
practice—Codesign.

7. unbox 2012
UnBox conference 2012
The keystone unbox event In 2012, the UnBox Conference will:
is a two day Conference
Make creativity accessible
that furthers the practice of Showcase stories of success & failure in equal measure to
demonstrate that innovation is within reach and real
innovation & interdisciplinary
collaboration through engage all the senses
Offer combinations of different sensorial experiences to
keynotes, discussions to spark off new inspirations
and workshops anchored
encourage interaction
by leading and emerging Bring new perspectives into the community, and build
strong, impactful collaborations and networks
practitioners.

8. JOhn ThaCkara MP ranJan SanTOSh DESaI harSh PUrOhIT Vk MaDhaVan
Design Thinking Design Education Society & Media Sustainibility Development
Faces of UnBox Conference 2011:
aShISh raJPaL LakShMI MUrThy ParMESh ShahanI nICO DOnaLD POOJa SOOD
Education Participatory Social Documenting Creative Industries art & Curation
Communication Cultures

9. Programming Directions in 2012 include:
Business Development Culture
–Web-based Entrepreneurship –Open frameworks: Democratizing –reinterpreting Traditional Crafts
–young Creative Entrepreneurs with Innovation –activism through Media and art
British Council –new Frontiers in Policy-making and –Credible Contemporary Indian
–Constructing Contemporary Indian research Curators
Brands –Technology for research and Social –User Driven Information Platforms
–Global Businesses creating Local Change –Interventions in Public Spaces
Impact –Creating Livable Urban Spaces –architecture and Projectionism
–new Tools for Business Innovation –Towards Participative Governance –Live Cinema Tools for Ethnographic
–Innovations in Institutional Storytelling
Education

10. literature, spoken word &
new Media
Beatrepeat
Curated by: The GreenHouse, a pioneering
community arts space in Delhi.

11. unbox 2012 partner Festival
Beatrepeat 2012
beatrepeat is a literature Experiences in 2012 include:
festival that brings –Live readings and performances
–Installations, video booths and collaborative projects
interdisciplinary perspectives between established and emerging writers, artists and
performers
to the spoken and written –Workshops on bookmaking, independent publishing,
creating and hosting webzines
word using electronic music, –an exhibition of Indian book cover art and comic culture
cinema, dance, new media
and space design.
The Festival format uses an experimental crowd sourced
content and spoken word performances in public spaces.
In the lead up to Beatrepeat 2012, several events are being
organized in Delhi, Bangalore and Bombay.
www.beat-repeat.com

12. urban arts—electronic
Music & digital art
technoDrome
Conceived and managed by: Qilla Records,
an independent techno label and BLOT,
a leading creative collective in India.
TechnoDrome is organized with support from
The Goethe-Institut.

13. unbox 2012 partner Festival
technoDrome 2012
TechnoDrome is an urban arts TechnoDrome began as a concept in 2010, to build new
platforms for emerging and urban art forms. Since then,
festival focusing on electronic it has evolved to establish a platform that is synonymous
with presenting and affecting the changing face of Indian
music, VJ-ing and digital and global culture.
art. it locates, creates and Experiences in 2012 include
hosts new projects centred –Club nights with live performances at multiple venues in
Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru
around artistic collaboration –MIa (music, installation, architecture): combines
experimental architecture, music and fashion to create an
and cross-cultural exchange immersive social space which will host an independent
fashion weekend.
between local and –2 digital art exhibitions hosted in new media galleries
–Master classes on music production, digital art forms,
international artists. and independent music publishing.

14. visual Music &
Moving iMages
eyeMyth
Conceived and managed by: A/V collective
BLOT and community arts platform,
Greenhouse.

15. unbox 2012 partner Festival
eyeMyth 2012
eyeMyth is a festival that In 2012 EyeMyth will expand its scope by featuring:
visualizes music through –a film program curated from the work of established and
emerging film-makers, musicians and new media artists
films, performances, and from around the world. These will be screened at several
public and private venues across India in February and
installations. Since 2010, as an March 2012.
–audiovisual performances which demonstrate the
annual event it has showcased interplay of the senses of sight and sound.
–Master classes by performers and experimental artists to
inspired approaches and give participants insights into the creative and technical
process surrounding music visualization.
techniques. –new media installations and interactive environments
that showcase local artists
–Online archive of past and present editions of EyeMyth +
partner content will be launched during the 2012 festival.
–The first EyeMyth Label DVD will be produced and
released.

16. Food concept & design
FoodLab
Organized and facilitated by: The Grey Garden,
a conceptual restaurant in New Delhi.

17. unbox 2012 partner Festival
FoodLab 2012
in the tradition of playing with In 2012, participating artists will curate an entire spectrum
of food experiences during the Unbox Festival, including:
media forms and creative
–Daily meals for participants
processes, unbox Festival –Food fellowship hosted at the Grey Garden
–Supper clubs for social networking
2012 will set up a laboratory –Projects interweaving culinary arts with community
driven experience and design
framework to experiment with
food design + concepts.
The lab is a collective of
invited artists who will bring
experiences and ideas to the
Festival.

18. photography—public
access & engageMent
BlowUp
Conceived by: BlindBoys—an India based
photography initiative founded in 2009.
BlindBoys holds regular meetings to execute
collaborative street exhibitions, using online
and offline forums to share and showcase new
photography.

19. unbox 2012 partner Festival
BlowUp 2012
blowup is a platform to In 2012, BlowUp will organize exhibitions based on
collaborative projects from across the world, including:
encourage photographers
–BlowUp:new Delhi, a free and open format street
to show their work in public exhibition in which photographs will be printed
and posted in public spaces. Blindboys will invite
using effective and affordable photographers from across India and the world to
submit photographs around a select theme. Submitted
means. More importantly, it photographs will be shown in a public exhibition which
will run during the Unbox Festival.
is a way for the general public –Slideshows projected in public, outdoor spaces as well as
in private, indoor spaces, giving local artists and Unbox
to engage with photography participants the opportunity to share their work.
–Workshops on DIy photography and portfolio sharing.
freely and accessibly.
BlowUp uses public spaces for photo exhibitions, using
the city as a backdrop. The event has been organized in
Bangalore, new Delhi, Bombay, Paris, new Castle and Siam
reap. www.blindboys.org

20. The UnBox Experience
a 2-day conference of talks Fellowships that combine workshops that offer skill networking and pitching
and interactive discussions context immersion and sharing and opportunities sessions that connect new
with leading practitioners idea prototyping followed to work closely with experts ideas to support structures
from across sectors by documentation and
presentations
inter-media performances exhibitions and city- picnics, film screenings, Events will be held across
and new media installations wide interventions that club nights, and a host new Delhi, in auditoriums,
by leading international and present new perspectives of social spaces will galleries, experimental
Indian artists and intersections between provide participants with media spaces, clubs, pop-
social, cultural and opportunities to engage up experiences and public
business practices informally spaces

21. PArtners & sPonsors
unbox Festival is supported by a network of
participation and collaboration. unbox also relies on corporate
Free spirited conversations and inspiring interactions
are essential for the unbox experience, and the sponsorship & grants to realize
endeavor is to create long-standing relationships
with supportive institutions, studios, agencies and the diversity of experiences
individuals.
promised in its vision, and is
UnBox Festival is supported by key institutional
partnerships with presently soliciting partners
–The British Council
–Goethe-Institut for the same.
–Pro helvetia Swiss arts Council
–Dutch DFa
–austrian Cultural Forum www.unboxfestival.com

22. FoUnDers
Quicksand codesign
Multi-disciplinary innovation consultancy based in Branding and communication design practice, building
Delhi & Bangalore in India. innovative and memorable brand experiences for
www.quicksand.co.in organizations, products and services.
www.codesign.in
B.L.o.t. (Basic Love of Things) BlindBoys
Electronic and visual arts collective bringing the Basic Platform to encourage photographers to show their
Love of Things to India and the world, through music, work in public using effective and affordable means.
film, art, and design. www.blindboys.org
www.blottin.blogspot.com
contact > ayush@unboxfestival.com

24. www.unboxfestival.com