Onemai Foundation is a Singapore based non-profit that works to facilitate collaborative art and technology projects. It mediates relationships and processes with the aim to expand on art practice, research and archiving.
The wide spectrum of possibilities that can emerge within the scope of digital technology has the prospect of becoming creative and artistic reflections. The Foundation focuses on developing this digital landscape by sustaining multidisciplinary artistic practices and securing the traces of the various processes involved in these emerging efforts. Being aware that very often source references, fragile materials and contemplations are ephemeral in nature and a challenge to document. In laying out a temporal forum and in developing a technological infrastructure on the blockchain, the Foundation intends to arrange these experiential deliberations as a shared library.
Onemai Foundation proposes to build collaborative working, sharing relationships with individuals and institutions with defined approaches to imagine the future of the ‘commons’.
People
Vignesh Sundaresan aka Metakovan
Founder Director, Onemai Foundation
Krishnapriya C P
Artistic Director, Onemai Foundation
Pranav Mukeshkumar Davey
Director, Onemai Foundation
Narendran K
Artistic Director, Onemai Foundation
Socials
- Twitter: @onemai_fdn
- Instagram: @onemai_foundation
- Youtube: @onemai_foundation
- Email: info@onemai.org
Projects
Anbenum Peruveli
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Anbenum Peruveli from Tamil translates to the grand expanse called love. The making of this music album is an artistic response to reimagining the poetry of the 19th Century Tamil saint Ramalinga Adigal, popularly known as Vallalar. This attempt has led to the coming together of musicians, artists, writers, film makers and technical experts. At its core Anbenum Peruveli is the exploration by singer Sanjay Subrahmanyan, in presenting Vallalar in his voice, as an original and new musical collaboration with the composer Sean Roldan. Anbenum Peruveli was conceived by the Onemai Foundation.
Climate Change Symposium
https Bhin bhini, Changing Climate, Uncertain Livelihoods curated by Krishnapriya C P, was a two month exhibition at DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum, Chennai in collaboration with PARI (People's Archive of Rural India), FICA (Foundation for Indian Contemporary Art) and The Forest Way Trust. As an extension of this exhibition a two day bilingual Open symposium Climate Change, Uncertain livelihoods was conceived by Onemai Foundation in collaboration with Marudam Farm School. It was a space for sharing discussions around climate change and negotiations that we are attempting to make collectively. The conversations primarily revolved around local efforts in researching and documenting observations that trace active changes in and around our living sphere.
Tamil Font Studio
https RMRL in collaboration with Onemai Foundation launches 'Tamil Font Studio', a platform to produce and celebrate Tamil typefaces. The exclusive team with the support of experts around the world in the field of typography will explore areas in font making that will incorporate Tamil ethos and writing procedures. The focus will be on developing fonts/typefaces scientifically and aesthetically setting gold standards. The Studio will be exploring old lettering styles from our archives - print (magazine covers and books); legacy handwriting fonts (handwritten journals and correspondences); new and fresh fonts. These fonts will be made available to the public under Creative Commons.
