#Program Booklet

[artdecoandmodernist]

Vladimir Barjansky (1892-1968), Art Deco Cover design for Programme booklet, Program presenting the musical Fragonard with André Baugé and Jane Marnac. Théâtre du Petit-Saint-Martin (Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin), Paris. 1934.

[garadinervi]

Aarati Akkapeddi, Rituals of Recursion, (website, letterpress, performance), 2024

Exhibition: Aarati Akkapeddi: 'Rituals of Recursion', Curated by Chaitanya Harshita Nedunuri Kahn, Spill 180, Brooklyn, NY, January 11-25, 2025

Group Exhibition: The Space Between Words: Other Ways of Reading, Curated by Camilo Otero, Center for Book Arts, New York, NY, June 5 – August 30, 2025

«I developed a computer program that allows me to translate text into Kolam designs. Kolam (in Tamil) or Muggu (Telugu) is a traditional art form from South India. Kolams are auspicious drawings on the floor (usually at the threshold of the home) using rice flour. Kolams are traditionally made by women and created before sunrise. They comprise mathematically complex patterns that feature continuous intertwined lines. To encode text into Kolam designs, I first translate each character into eight-digit binary codes (made from only 0s and 1s). I then use an algorithm to map this translation onto a diamond-shaped matrix of dots. The algorithm moves top to bottom and left to right, drawing loops on each dot that correspond with either 0 or 1 according to the binary code translation of the text. The algorithm connects these loops, making sure to never connect loops associated with "0" to those associated with "1". The center of the matrix contains blank padding space, allowing the entire pattern to be distributed evenly on the matrix, preserving the perfect square/diamond shape. I started working with kolams because I wanted to translate my grandmother's name, Swarajyalaxmi, into a kolam as part of a reclamation of a mourning ritual after her passing in 2022. My family mourned my grandmother by invoking three generations following a patriarchal line (my grandmother, her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law's mother-in-law). In contrast, I worked matrilineally, creating three kolams representing Swarajyalaxmi, Kameswaramma (her mother), and Rajyalaxmi (her grandmother). I draw the kolams signifying their names while simultaneously playing audio from an interview with her a month before she passed away at age 101. The audio shows how my grandmother's name signifies independence in the colonial context, and the interview also highlights her resilience in the face of patriarchal oppressions such as being married at age twelve. In this series, I expand on this work by incorporating letterpress printed works created using a set of 3D-printed kolam monotype blocks. There are kolams for my grandmother, her mother, and her grandmother but I also include letterpress prints that extend the process beyond familial connections. There are kolams commissioned by friends honoring their loved ones, kolams honoring martyrs, specific places, and some that feature messages of resilience and resistance. In these works, I see the act of translation as a ritual of reverence. invited all to spend time with each kolam and decode its meaning using kolam.codes. On this website, visitors could also encrypt new kolams.»

At Center for Book Arts

At Spill 180

Performance at Spill 180

At Spill 180

«In addition to the artwork, the Spill 180 exhibition also featured a "reading nook" with a zine of Telugu poetry curated by The Telugu Archive (Sai Priya Kodidala). The poems touch on themes of patriarchy, resistance, and the ways women have shared histories through mediums outside of traditional academia (i.e. song, clothing, kolam/muggulu). Sai Priya Kodidala is an independent writer and researcher from Hyderabad, India focusing on the intersection of Telugu literature, politics, history and art. The Telugu Archive traces the rich socio-political history of resistance, civil rights and revolutionary politics. You can view the zine online here.»

Reading Nook at Spill 180

[fragrantblossoms]

Marc Vanrunxt, Ballet in wit. Photos Johan Luyckx, circa 1988.

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[binch-i-might-be]

why am I getting ads for cable tv programs on youtube now btw. girl I don't even own a receiver

[rn-deliabusby]

flickr

[wanderingpeonies]

just publicly lectured an adult woman because her shitty decisions fucked up a project i'd been working 2 months on for our spring musical 😁 theatre kid final boss or something

[astranauticus]

yknow how im doing a minor in theatre studies yeah im taking a class on shakespeare and asian performance and turns out my prof is friends with the director of that one korean macbeth production with the very sexy posters that i redrew???

[samuraijacksoff]

HELLO i did not expect the minecraft cross stitch post to do as well thank u very much for ur support😭 here are some sample pages from the work in progress zine. it needs some adjustments absolutely, like the symbols need some fixings but i am very excited to work on this project and to share it :)

[lunapwrites]

Me: cool, I'm just about caught up with everything for work, and can finally start getting ready for Christmas! Especially since my nephews will be here tomorrow.

Work: [gently places ANOTHER massive project in my lap with a tight deadline.] Sooooo about that time off you were going to take...

[artdecoandmodernist]

1929 Vladimir Barjansky (1892-1968), Art Deco Cover design for Programme booklet, Program presenting Le Loup Garou, Comedy Theatre Caumartin (Théâtre de la Comédie Caumartin), Paris.

[it-is-the-hannah]

One of my profs fucked up our midterm administration so bad this morning it got reported to one of the deans

[yatiso]

finding a 1080 bluray rip for one of your favorite movies but and it has a commentary audio file + eng subs already..... but it has 4 seeders and is over 5 gigabytes....

[unproduciblesmackdown]

[unexpected billions/-related pics encounter]s which are good

[ykantspel]

Live tumblring my event because I can. (I forgot my notebook)

[22academy]

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