Before going to Ahmedabad our project followed the narrativity of The Salt March. It aided us in linking the old walls of Ahmedabad and the new walls of the riverfront development – more specifically Gandhi’s Ashram [where Gandhi and his followers worked, lived and began The Salt March] and Delhi Gate [where they entered the walled city of Ahmedabad during the protest]. We discovered more of these sites through an obsessive curiosity with posture of bodies and architecture. This intrigue developed into an architectural language which carried the traces of the event through the posture.
We had a chance to experience the posture of the city during The Salt March when we arrived at Ahmedabad. As we marched through the city following the steps of Gandhi, the city revealed to us at a different capacity. We discovered more places with a distinctive posture on the way. They are as follows:
- Sabarmati Ashram
- Dandi Bridge and Crematorium
- Perimeter of walled city including mechanics and a public square
- Delhi Gate
- Clothing Market
The new places stood out by the condition of their extent in the urban fabric. They are not just objects or combinations of objects, but things in relation to each other. Something with almost ecstatic effect weaving into the urban context of the city. All of them also present systems of curious complexity to us. We spoke to folk who dwelled there, we surveyed them verbally, optically and conceptually, photographed, videoed, and drew. Through making them present we aimed to establish the relationships between things that constitute the places.
- Sabarmati Ashram
- Dandi Bridge and Crematorium
- Perimeter of walled city including mechanics and a public square
- Delhi Gate
- Clothing Market
The new places stood out by the condition of their extent in the urban fabric. They are not just objects or combinations of objects, but things in relation to each other. Something with almost ecstatic effect weaving into the urban context of the city. All of them also present systems of curious complexity to us. We spoke to folk who dwelled there, we surveyed them verbally, optically and conceptually, photographed, videoed, and drew. Through making them present we aimed to establish the relationships between things that constitute the places.
*Crematorium study link to Dandi Crematorium
Perimeter of walled city study link to Sabarmati Pol
Clothing Market study link to Delhi Gate River Market