Traditional shopping mall in Guwahati

Abstract

In India, the concept of artist residencies and live-work spaces for artists is at a nascent stage. Artist residencies typically provide artists with the required time and space away from their usual obligations of everyday life to research, develop and produce new, creative work. They also provide a range of resources like a studio or equipment and connections with creative peers or new audiences. Over the past few years, there has been a worldwide increase in the number of residencies and their diverse forms. Few artist residencies in India have been successful in providing artists with a holistic environment to explore their art; while several artist residencies have failed because of the lack of a steady financial model. This thesis is a typological exploration where such live-work spaces for artists are integrated with a holiday resort and convention center within one campus set-up along the edge of Aksa beach, Mumbai. Keywords: Live-work spaces, artist, resort, artist residency, third place