ABHIRAMI
SURESH
Spatial Experiences
Narrative Design
Arts & Design Research
EDUCATION-
Bachelors of Design
Exhibition & Spatial Design
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A - Levels
National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad, India
Al Diyafah High School,
Dubai, UAE
PROFILE
EXPERIENCE
Through my work, I focus
on narrative systems and
audience engagement through
participatory art & design
research, curatorial practices,
documentation, and systems
design to explore human
activities emotions and
experiences.
June
Oct
2021
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Lines of Sight Exhibition, NID Ahmedabad
Lines of Sight 2021, the annual Design Show,
documented and exhibited the pluralities in
the ways of seeing as design students,
practioners and as a design institution.
As co-curator, conceptualized curatorial
theme; managed a team to copywrite and
edit over 200 projects; categorized projects
as per curatorial direction; created a dialogue
series (Points of View) to enable discourse
between exhibiting students, practicing
professionals and audience, and moderated
one session; designed the LoS publication.
My interest in semiotics, art
history, social theories, pop
culture and visual media often
informs my creative practice
and projects.
CONTACT/SOCIALS
Co-curator
Since
Feb
2021
Library Assistant
Jameel Arts Centre, UAE
The Jameel Library is a contemporary arts
research centre dedicated to cultural and
exhibition histories, pedagogy and arts
education, contemporary discourse, and
artist books and projects.
As the Library Assistant, manage the building
of the Library’s collections, cataloging and
acquisitions processes and library systems,
as well as support researchers and patrons.
DESIGN PROJECTS
EXPERIENCE CONTD.
Under the Table
July - Sep 2019
Since
2019
Immersive Theatre Experience
Founder & Designer
White Lines Collective
The White Lines Collective is a social design
inquiry into the amalgamation of youth
mental health narratives with visual and
creative practices.
Museum of the Mind
March - May 2019
Museum & Narrative
Environment Design
From March to December 2020, as part of
the Graduation Thesis, the Collective visually
documented experiences of the COVID-19
pandemic as told by global youth (aged 18 to
26), and creates avenues for them to come
together and collectively cope.
Millienia
Feb 2019
Scenography & Theatre Design
Zananna - Sounds of War
Sept - Nov 2018
Narrative Pavilion Design
ACHIEVEMENTS
Oct
2019
Recipient of Ford Foundation
Grant, Jan 2020
Exhibitions & Programs
2021
May
July
2019
Lines of Sight 2021 Exhibition
(Online & In-Person)
NID Ahmedabad, India
Hope Through Action Festival
Mann Mela (It’s Ok To Talk)
Design in an Age of Crisis
Exhibition (Online & In-Person)
London Design Biennale
March
2019
From Place to Space Conference
Srishti Institute of Art & Design
Bangalore, India
Collections & Exhibitions Intern
Jameel Arts Centre, UAE
Worked on research and copywriting for the
Collections page for the Jameel Arts Centre
website. Assisted in exhibition design and
production for the exhibition ‘Second Hand’.
Gallery Volunteer
Art Dubai, UAE
Assisted artist Wanja Kimani with her booth
Art Dubai 2019. Interacted and interpreted
presented work with visitors.
2020
COVID Conversations Exhibition
Tashkeel Nad Al Sheba,
Dubai,UAE
OnExchange Exhibition, NID Ahmedabad
As co-curator, worked alongside the founder
of the OnExchange platform to select projects,
curate and design the exhibition, and create
the exhibition programming, talks and tours.
Awards/Recognition
Valedictorian, Class of 2015
Co-curator
SKILLS
SOFTWARES
STRENGTHS
Adobe InDesign
Content Creation & Curation
PDC 2020 Online Conference
Manizales, Colombia
Adobe Photoshop
Creative & Copy Writing/Editing
Adobe Premiere Pro
Collage & Photography
Lines of Inquiry Exhibition
NID Ahmedabad, India
AutoCAD
Project Planning & Organization
SketchUp
Research & Data Visualization
