State of Liminality is a personal project that emerged from a desire to experience beautiful, walkable cities. Growing up near a train track in the railway quarters, I spent much of my time looking out the window, waiting for my dad to come home. I’d hear the station announcements for arriving trains. Vidyavihar is where I spent my formative years; the railway was always part of everyday life. My brother and I would cross the station bridge to get to school. Over time, it became a liminal space I passed through every day. Local trains have been a huge part of my life. This piece, which I’ve been working on for the past four months, grew out of thoughts about future cities and transit spaces.
Here we see three different shots of the same spatial area, all intertwined. It begins at the air dock where hovering cars and taxis land to drop off passengers, and where EVs recharge their batteries. I created this area from scratch; you can see my concept stages and sketches. I’ve come to realize that public spaces people move through every day need to be more than just functional, hence, the vivid colour palettes. With a future utopia in mind, I believe we can make technology and nature work together. Vertical farming and kinetic energy are themes I keep returning to. When I imagine the future, I think about living in harmony with our communities. The third shot is a self-portrait of me looking out the window and observing the world. I still see my younger self waiting there, but now it’s more about understanding the world.
Here we see three different shots of the same spatial area, all intertwined. It begins at the air dock where hovering cars and taxis land to drop off passengers, and where EVs recharge their batteries. I created this area from scratch; you can see my concept stages and sketches. I’ve come to realize that public spaces people move through every day need to be more than just functional, hence, the vivid colour palettes. With a future utopia in mind, I believe we can make technology and nature work together. Vertical farming and kinetic energy are themes I keep returning to. When I imagine the future, I think about living in harmony with our communities. The third shot is a self-portrait of me looking out the window and observing the world. I still see my younger self waiting there, but now it’s more about understanding the world.
In my work, I like to draw the audience’s attention to the mundanity of everyday life, the precious moments we often miss. Every detail here has been created from scratch. The automobiles in the artwork come from my past personal projects. I’ve been creating my own assets since I began exploring Blender; making everything from scratch feels intimate and personal. The carts you see grew out of my recent exploration of ways to reach my destination while escaping Bangalore traffic. I conceptualized a cart powered by pumping the gears and braking, allowing it to jump and bounce across rooftops and terraces, completely avoiding traffic. You’ll find different assets from past personal explorations throughout the piece. The trains are inspired by Mumbai’s local trains. As much as the work points toward sustainable transit, it is also about relationships and deep connections.
Different stages of render throughout my process.