Nani House
Location: Jammu, J&K
Nani House is an ongoing conservation and curation attempt that reimagines conservation as a slow and collective effort to generate new values for an abandoned building amongst the people of the city. Through workshops and platforms of public engagement, our effort aims to bring people together to actively and consciously discuss their needs from the built environment. We believe this dialogue is essential for the holistic development of cities, as each person/entity contributes to its construction and maintenance in different capacities.
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Our first series of workshops was conducted in May 2022, it brought people together through heritage walks, sketching trips, and hands-on printmaking with material found in the house and its vicinity. Team: Bhavya Jain, Lakshita Munjal.
The Urban Sketching workshop started with a walkthrough of the streets of Link Road and Jain Bazaar in the heart of Jammu, and became an exciting way to discuss and draw the city’s historic corners.
The Printmaking workshop was organised in the house’s courtyard in an attempt to teach a unique printing technique called Monotype. We used construction materials found in the house and the vicinity of the city to create various patterns before imprinting those on paper.
In June 2024, we conducted a residential photogrammetry and documentation workshop with architects, designers, and artists that culminated in an open exhibition that invited people living in the neighbourhood, people who once lived there, and other heritage officials and enthusiasts. Team: Anindya Raina, Bhavya Jain, Chintan Mewada Read More
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