Papermaking- FST- Srishti

When we think of visthar now, we think of paper, “lots of paper” that we designed and made. Not only did we learn to make paper with the help of Radha and Steven, but we also went a step ahead and made things with paper pulp which includes masks, and from newspaper which includes containers. The most unusual and exciting thing we made was paper from banana fibre pulp which was mixed with cacti juice. It took a long time to make the banana pulp but it was a rare experience. Apart from that we made paper from waste paper pulp and sprinkled whatever we wanted on the pulp-from flowers to ten rupee notes. We also marbled some paper with enamel paints.Our final installation was based on one of the five elements – earth. We wanted to incorporate the good side of earth as well as what wrong man has done to it. Since we were forbidden to use color it was hard at first, as colors are the first thing you use to portray earth. In the process of making our installation we came across a lot of hitches. We had to shift our installation, a lot of stress, broken glass in a team mates foot and three bulbs not working. It was a great way to work on our patience level and our creativity. We decided to make a man out of wire and have him hold up our globe. By this we wanted to symbolize that man has a choice of either holding it up or having it under its foot.
- nirmiti, mimansa, ankita oswal,anisa, tisha