Design and Transculturality

 First week of the workshop CIA: Culture, Interaction, Adaption.

A heritage walk in Shivajinagar, observing life, places, markets and visual culture in the streets.

Fresh goat meat in the traditional Russell Market has an unusual smell for a European nose.

Butcher in Russell Market, where stalls are in family hands since generations.

Looking and being looked at in the small roads of Shivajinagar.

Vegetable trader in Russell Market.

The walk is guided by the conservation architect Krupa Rajangam, who works in community engagement projects.

Images of Gods and Goddesses mixed with Kannada film posters are protecting the wall against potential "urination".

Traditional buildings are not conserved, they will have to make place for "modern" shopping malls.

"Design's activities require an adequate understanding of their cultural context. The concept of transculturality seems to be the only one adequate for most present and future cultures. The tasks of design in the world to come are likely to be solvable only in the spirit of transculturality.”
Wolfgang Welsch: Towards a Transcultural Design, International Design Conference, Aspen 1996