E02 | Taarika John

On the next episode of Follow, we hosted the talented group at ghost animation.  Based out of Kolkata, A group of 6 animators came together to form Ghost animation, to eventually go on to become one of India’s leading 2D animation studios, breaking boundaries in the space of independent and commercial animated films. Their independent films have been making waves in the animation community globally after being selected at international film festivals like Brooklyn Film Festival, Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (ITFS) 2020, Animayo Film Festival,  Annecy Film Festival and many more. We were able to catch them during their First Flight tour of their short films in Mumbai for an hour long venture into this exciting venture!

On Episode 04 of Season 1 at FOLLOW, we have the exceptionally talented animator and illustrator, Upamanyu Bhattacharyya.   Upamanyu is a multi faceted visual artist from NID, Ahmedabad. An artist who manages to weave social and political commentaries into his story lines seamlessly. Deeply rooted in Indian culture, his modern day interpretations of transhistorical texts and climate change are delightful. As we know, creation of a 2D animation clip/movie is an exhaustive process, Upamanyu manages to create a different world within the conformity of two dimensions with ease. Anyone can be drawn towards his authenticity, nuanced dexterity and just how pragmatic he can be with the entire process of creation.  We are honoured to have him share his insights and on how he chooses to navigate within the design world and discuss his journey as an artist at length.

On Episode 03 of Season 1 at FOLLOW, we have Arul Kacker who has been the city lead for sofarbombay for the past 3 years and is the co-founder of critical.asia where he manages artists like kumailhamid and sidvashi .  He is a multi-talented entrepreneur, who is an engineer, artist manager, music director, promoter and Radio host at the The Handsomest Drowned Man In The World on boxout.fm We are delighted to have him share his insights and views on running Sofar, dabbling with different parts of the music industry and what the journey has been like since starting his own artist management agency.

On Episode 02 of Season 1 at FOLLOW, we have Mumbai-based Illustrator and visual artist, Taarika John.  Passionate about storytelling in every form, her work is influenced by observations of the daily life and local culture.  She enjoys the occasional people-watching and finding elements of interest in the ordinary and translating them into her work. Welcome to the show Taarika !

We are thrilled to have Nikunj Patel aka Studio Moebius on board, as our guest on the first episode of Follow.  Nikunj is a multifaceted visual artist. An animator, creative director, illustrator and music producer based out of Mumbai. He is the face of studio Moebius and is one of the most versatile animators in the country.  Watch the premier of Season 1, as Nikunj walks you through some of his key projects and shares his insights on how one can run a seamless studio and how he manages to strike a balance in his multidisciplinary practice.