Art and Design Gallery

BEING HYPER HUMAN

BEING HYPER HUMAN is a collaborative exhibition that brings together photography and video works by students, alumni, and faculty from Fashion Institute of Technology and Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Bengaluru, India.

In more ways than one, our worlds are closer than ever. We encounter images of distant places directly in the palm of our hands. Our sense of time oscillates between lived experience and its representation on our screens. Increasingly, we seek the image of reality more than reality itself. Photography plays a pivotal role in this flattening of the world—where performing for the camera becomes as ordinary as observing through it. With the rise of digital and social media platforms, we often have to become images before we can connect with others. This exhibition reflects on what it means to inhabit this hyper-image world, presenting works that examine our deepening entanglement with images: What relationship do we have with images of ourselves? What meanings of the present are generated by looking at them? Why are we unsettled when reality doesn’t match its image? And, what becomes of our being if being human is increasingly tagged to an image?

Blank Canvas
Spring 2025 Fashion Design AAS Exhibit

The Spring 2025 Fashion Design AAS Exhibition, titled "Blank Canvas," empowers students to showcase their technical expertise and artistic vision. "Blank Canvas" illuminates the intersection of craftsmanship and creativity.

The "canvas" in the title references the white material which serves as the basis for each student's journey. This shared foundation presents endless possibilities for students to push the boundaries of innovation and design. Students are free to transform their white fabric in innumerable ways from dyeing and painting to beading and embroidery.

City in Bloom:
Rediscovering Nature's Fragments

City in Bloom is a meditation on the resilience of the human experience, and the restorative capacity of nature within urban life. From shaded tree-lined streets to verdant plants nurtured in apartments, these moments of “urban nature” assert themselves, reminding city dwellers that serenity, a sense of place within the infinite universe, can be accessed—even in the most industrialized of spaces, nature’s carefully calibrated biorhythms persist.
 
Bringing together works by FIT students, faculty, and invited artists, CiTY iN BLOOM highlights sustainability and re-use, with several of the works in this exhibition featuring repurposed materials, and either explicitly or implicitly emphasizing the importance of protecting and appreciating nature. At the same time, the exhibition examines whether nature is available to everyone. Or, is finding nature, belonging in nature, an act of privilege? Where and how do we find nature when the urban landscape surrounds us?