Carnivalesque 2024

---

CHRISTRIBUTE X NAGARA

Metropolis Remix

Event description: Participants in the Metropolis Remix event will showcase their artistic talent by choosing iconic locations in Bangalore and reimagining them with either retropunk or desi noir aesthetics. This will visualise the enchanting metamorphosis of the cityscape as familiar landmarks undergo a captivating blend of vintage allure and contemporary mystique, creating a spectacular visual tapestry that seamlessly intertwines the past and present.

---

The Leela Palace and Sterlings Mac

If we can define the city of Bangalore, the most appropriate one would be that this city is an amalgamation of multiple cultures, and its aesthetic is facilitated that way. And the perfect example would be the Leela Palace. A setting that is not just historical but also an ode to the heritage of Bangalore. 

The Leela was founded by C.P. Krishnan Nair in 1986 as a chain of luxury hotels. Currently, it is owned by Brookfield Asset Management. 

The reason we chose the street view of the architecture is not only because of the way The Leela is constructed but also because of the building opposite to it. The Sterling Mac Hotel is also a luxury inn that “competes” for its position. Both architectures are completely different from each other. The Leela gives the traditional Jodhpuri Royalty aesthetic, whereas The Sterling Mac is structured in a modern way. 

Therefore it depicts that two completely different architectures can thrive simultaneously in a continuum space like Bangalore. 

When we rethink it in a retro-punk setting, we use the multifaceted factor of the city itself to enhance three subgenres of punk, namely bubblegum, steam, and futuristic punk. The concept of retro is retained in the future, the Sterling Mac is reupholstered as a retro-punk architecture, whereas the Leela brings in the aspects of steampunk with its some-like structures and the use of warmer shades. The inclusion of neon blue in the metro and the cars depicts the futuristic incorporation of the retro setting. The trees are rethought as bubblegum flora, to bring about the childhood aspects of punk. As an ode to the negation of last letters like givin’ and goin’ back in the day, we have renamed the Sterling Mac as Sterlin’ 

Henceforth, this is our imagination of the contrasting setting of the Sterling Mac and the Leela Palace situated in the HAL old airport road as a Punk Setting.

Lekshmi M S, 2233153
Sagun Samal, 2233165
4ENGH

---

Metro Boomin

Bangalore metro spaces that are highly used by the community for everyday use here is fast forwarded to 100 years later, a year where people owns the place and the system is very digitalized. Everything is way more bright and the land is more elaborate. Everyone usually mind their own work and the population is way less since their devices have consumed more than half of their day to day lives.

Riya Reji
22291434
MAECS

---

Bangalore Palace x Retro Punk

Bangalore Palace is re-imagined as a futuristic punk gallery where the concept of reinstalling of punk art and elements are being propagated to enhance future areas of fashion and art. The Palace re-imagined as a gallery showcases the techno punk concept, recognising retro and futuristic elements with in.

The Punk Street of the Future

The busy streets of Bangalore with a twist of futuristic punk, the picture is modified in a way it ideates a punk street of the future, the Bangalore vibe is not compromised but is retouched with electro punk colour scheme and punk style arts and graffiti.

Daya D Hareendra
2234070
4 EPH

---

---