My work arises out of re-thinking everyday objects and the ways in which they help us understand our world. I attempt to alter and at times break their intended purpose. Doing this often provides me with new pictures of the world- new ways of seeing and expressing. Sometimes, such a process of breaking, building, and altering fails the object and at times it transforms the object. So far, I have worked with objects that are closely related to geography and location: the cardinal compass and the Global Positioning System (GPS). To me the compass and the GPS fulfill a visceral need of orienting ourselves, but represent two very different ways of knowing our world. I continue to explore these objects of navigation and the conceptual models that surround them: the imaginary grid of latitudes and longitudes and the idea of direction.
Vaibhav Bhawsar is a graduate of design from the Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology in Bangalore, India and the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU, New York. His work is often a result of employing computational media and interactive technologies. He has so far created interactive objects, musical instruments, cartographic maps and data visualizations. His work has been exhibited at ARCO MediaLabMadrid, Ars Electronica, Conflux Festival, and recently at The Centre for Contemporary Image in Geneva.