bio


︎︎ is a filmmaker, photographer, communication designer, researcher, and educator. Driven by experiences in design, journalism, research, and business,︎︎’s process-oriented interdisciplinary practice seamlessly combines traditional visual communication with transmedia narrative and spatial thinking to craft bespoke communication strategies and solutions that defy easy categorisation. ︎︎ has worked with clients based in the USA, UK, Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Oman, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

Situated at the confluence of research, art, and technology,︎︎’s personal work draws on the practice of critical design and new aesthetics along with post-digital craftsmanship. A co-creation enthusiast, ︎︎’s frequent collaborations with experts such as academics and artisans result in enhanced engagement with content and context.︎︎ uses data, words, audio, photographs, video, graphics, illustrations, codes, spaces, and diverse materials to create artefacts and scenarios that trace entanglements, question assumptions, and reveal the unseen.

︎︎ lives and works between Zurich, Switzerland and Calcutta, India.






bio


︎︎ is a filmmaker, photographer, communication designer, researcher, and educator. Driven by experiences in design, journalism, research, and business,︎︎’s process-oriented interdisciplinary practice seamlessly combines traditional visual communication with transmedia narrative and spatial thinking to craft bespoke communication strategies and solutions that defy easy categorisation. ︎︎ has worked with clients based in the USA, UK, Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Oman, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines.

Situated at the confluence of research, art, and technology,︎︎’s personal work draws on the practice of critical design and new aesthetics along with post-digital craftsmanship. A co-creation enthusiast, ︎︎’s frequent collaborations with experts such as academics and artisans result in enhanced engagement with content and context.︎︎ uses data, words, audio, photographs, video, graphics, illustrations, codes, spaces, and diverse materials to create artefacts and scenarios that trace entanglements, question assumptions, and reveal the unseen.

︎︎ lives and works between Zurich, Switzerland and Calcutta, India.
































education


2022 - Present
Doctor of Philosophy in Typography & Graphic Communication
University of Reading

2019
Master of Arts in Design, Visual Communication
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)

2012
Diploma in Photojournalism
ACFJ, Ateneo de Manila University

2008
Master of Arts in Journalism & Mass Communication
University of Calcutta

2006
Diploma in Database Programming
West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited

2006
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) in Accounting & Finance
Goenka College of Commerce & Business Administration

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