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Powered by: Raspberry Pi, Solar Energy
Hosted on: Low-power server inspired by Low-Tech Magazine
Publisher: Art For Art Foundation
A publication powered by The Sun. If the Sun sets so may this site.| Publisher: Art For Art Foundation.
What? Why? <click on the image to read this section>
This publication reflects on that journey, exploring how mentorship can transform artistic growth, particularly in environments where formal structures are absent or fragile. It draws from field experience, dialogue, and research to offer insight into alternative, community-rooted models of learning. In keeping with its ethos, the website is hosted on a solar-powered Raspberry Pi server. It is intentionally slow, intentionally minimal, and available only when the sun permits. Like mentorship itself, it values presence over performance, sustainability over speed.
The Report <click on the image to read this section>
This report is not an exhaustive mapping of India’s mentorship ecosystem, nor does it attempt to provide a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, it presents a focused case study grounded in the A4A Virtual Residency and Mentorship Program, drawing on qualitative insights to explore the broader potential of mentorship in the Indian art context. While it touches on global precedents and India’s historical and contemporary lineage of mentorship — from the Bauhaus to Tagore, K.G. Subramanyan, and recent peer-led initiatives — its intent is not encyclopaedic.
The Survey <click on the image to read this section>
This dipstick study by the Art4Art Foundation (A4A) aimed to capture a meaningful snapshot of the current experiences and needs of artists within its residency database. Using a brief survey, the study examined key trends in demographics, current art practices, sources of support, and challenges, with a particular focus on the role of mentorship. The aim was not exhaustive data collection, but rather to generate actionable insights that can inform future artist residencies and mentorship design.
The Quiet Architecture <click on the image to read this section>
Nearly every part of this project — from writing structure and research organisation to server configuration, HTML scaffolding, and image compression — was assisted by AI, especially ChatGPT. I asked questions I didn’t know how to frame, rewrote lines, corrected grammar, and translated concepts into code — all while learning, iteratively and imperfectly, as I went. The text you’re reading now was drafted, redrafted, and refined in a feedback loop between me (a human artist) and a machine trained on billions of words.
How We Built This (Together) <click on the image to read this section>
This permacomputing project began during an online course with the Royal College of Art. One of the speakers mentioned Low-Tech Magazine — a solar-powered website hosted on a Raspberry Pi. It served dithered, black-and-white, HTML-only pages. That small, defiant act of digital publishing sparked something in me. The idea that a website itself could be an artistic and ecological gesture stayed with me. I didn’t want to just write a report — I wanted to host it differently, build it differently, share it differently.
Under This Sun <click on the image to read this section>
It runs on a solar-powered server, designed to operate efficiently and resist the pressure to always be online. Most days, you’ll find it awake, serving pages slowly and deliberately, from wherever the sun reaches. Occasionally, it may rest. When that happens, it isn’t an error — it’s part of the rhythm this project embraces. This is not just a publication. It’s a small act of resistance. A website that runs on what is available. A proposal for another way of making, sharing, and archiving.