Ishita Sharma, from Delhi, India, received her Master of Arts in Human Rights studies from Columbia University, New York, in 2013. Her research focuses on anthropology, ecology, coastal regions and social movements. Together with Khyati Saraf they form an artistic collaborative team that investigates the impact of industrialization in coastal Gujarat, India.
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Throughout the Digital Earth fellowship 2018 - 2019, Saraf and Sharma seek to investigate, reveal and critique the two realities found in the development narrative of Coastal Gujarat. By merging geospatial technologies, empirical evidence and visual documentation they aim to spatially and visually represent the displacement protocols and financial logics impressed upon the region of Kutch. They have been aiming to bridge this gap between the ‘cloud’ space and the grounding landscape through deeply personal stories, on-site documentation and cartography to thread a cogent visual narrative.