Srishti Collective 2013

The Communicating Biodiversity Project was exhibited at the Srishti Collective 2013, from the 12th to 15th of December 2013, at Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology.

The ant animation, the first of the series "Stories of the Big City Park" was screened and the documentation of the project was shared with the public allowing pre-school children, school and college students, artists, designers and a varied audience from around the country to get acquainted with the project.

Their feedback and questions were noted and addressed, opening the outreach of the audience and the subject of backyard biodiversity.

Final Outcome Screenshots

Production Process

Development of Visuals

 As the project progressed, the narrative and the role

of various characters in the story also increased.

Therefore there was a need for further development

of other characters.

Story Development and Final Scripts

At this point, it was necessary to take a few steps

back and try to look at what the narrative lacked.

Although the project is about communicating biodiversity,

the narrative only addresses ants. Therefore,

it was essential to look at the bigger picture of communicating

biodiversity and involve other life forms.

All the research done about other creatures was

revisited and an interesting connection between

ants, bees and earthworms was found. Each of these

creatures play a very important role in the ecosystem.

Therefore, weaving a story that had these three

creatures as the main characters makes an interesting

story.

After doing some more research on each of these

species, a connection was finally seen between the

three and the growth & reproduction of plants. This

is what the stories eventually convey.

Outcome - The Stories of the Big City Park is a set

of three animations about the significance of small

creatures such as ants, bees and earthworms that

can easily be observed in an urban environment

such as a garden or a community park.

It has a rhyming narrative, to allow easy recall for

young viewers and focuses on the idea of small

presence yet great significance.