Objects with Climate Memory
by Shreni Sanghvi
Mumbai, Pune & Bangalore
Project Description
Wearable objects that sense and display real-time climate data—turning everyday walks into living archives and poetic reflections on our changing environment.
Expected Impact
This project aims to shift the way we relate to environmental change from something abstract and distant to something wearable, intimate, and visible. By embedding climate memory into everyday objects, we propose a new kind of environmental storytelling one that doesn't overwhelm with data but gently nudges awareness through presence and beauty. In India’s fast-urbanising context, this becomes a powerful tool for dialogue blending cultural knowledge, craft, technology, and public performance. Globally, it offers a template for emotional, embodied climate literacy. We hope to inspire deeper ecological empathy and an urgency to preserve what’s disappearing.
Applicant Background
As an interdisciplinary artist duo, we’ve worked across environmental research, new media, photography, and interactive installation. Our previous work Last Plant Alive explored the tension between climate data and emotional connection, using live sensors and speculative storytelling to highlight ecological collapse. We've collaborated with scientists in the Western Ghats, field researchers, and community spaces in Ladakh—grounding our practice in research, poetic inquiry and technical experimentation. Abhishek brings expertise in electronics, coding, sensing systems, and speculative design, while Shreni brings experience in creative direction, storytelling, and spatial thinking. Together, we form herenow studio, committed to building work that listens to the world and reveals what often goes unseen.
Resources Needed
- Funding
- Mentorship
- Visibility
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