Digitally Preserving the World’s Densest Neighborhood
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10 fund applications (3 curated)
3D scan a neighborhood in Mumbai, India (where a million people occupy a square mile) which is to be demolished.
Cultural Heritage, Digital Preservation, Conservation, RefugeesCultural PreservationDiscplaced CommunitiesDisplaced StorytellersFilecoinHuman CreativityPublic Good public-goodsclimate-ecologycommunity-economyculture-identityfilm-storytelling
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About
An innovative and visceral immersive digital 3D experience to provide a rarely seen view into the lives, stories, and struggles that make up the densest area in Mumbai, India (where a million people live on a square mile), which is to be demolished.
Impact
Creating a 3D model of Dharavi and tracking its residents’ futures is vital to the historical record, providing a one-of-a-kind perspective to provide scale and structure to the disparate layers and overlapping lives within an endangered community.
Progress
Beyond the diverse team I’ve assembled, including local stakeholders, I’ve worked to harness innovative 3D technology for storytelling, capturing challenging subjects with forensic accuracy, which has gained the support of Nat Geo to my mission.
Team
For over fifteen years, I’ve worked as a journalist for the New York Times, CNN and other outlets, utilizing emerging technology from VR, AR, drones, photogrammetry and LiDAR to pave the future of immersive storytelling.
Funding
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Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 4 | Commons Fund for Public Goods Pioneers | curated | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | XR Film Fund for Immersive Storytelling | curated | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Backdrop Fund for Builders | submitted | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Artizen Fund for Human Creativity | curated | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Mona Fund for 3D Creators | submitted | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | CXN Fund for Techstars | submitted | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Dean's List Fund for Solana Builders | submitted | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Atonuv Records Fund for New Sounds | submitted | 2024-08-02 |
| Season 4 | Filecoin Fund for Cultural Preservation | submitted | 2024-04-30 |
| Season 4 | Humanitarian Fund for Displaced Storytellers | submitted | 2024-08-02 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/digitally-preserving-the-worlds-densest-neighborhood
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Top siblings
Projects that applied to the same funds.
| Project | Shared funds | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Match funding human creativity TFDP is aimed at empowering youths/women with the skill of Fashion Illustration. | Artizen Fund for Human Creativity, Atonuv Records Fund for New Sounds, Backdrop Fund for Builders +7 | $0 |
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| 5. | Hair Skill Empowerment This project is aimed at empowering youths with the skill of Hairstyling. | Artizen Fund for Human Creativity, Atonuv Records Fund for New Sounds, Commons Fund for Public Goods Pioneers +5 | $0 |
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| 7. | R🟡UTE 47 I create unique and imaginative picture books using the lines drawn by children with Down… | Artizen Fund for Human Creativity, Backdrop Fund for Builders, Commons Fund for Public Goods Pioneers +4 | $20 |
| 8. | HANDICRAFTS AND FINE-ART PIECES PRODUCTION BY WOMEN AND YOUTHS IN UGANDA Handicrafts, crafts or craft products are synonyms for Artisanal Products, which is a comp | Artizen Fund for Human Creativity, Atonuv Records Fund for New Sounds, Commons Fund for Public Goods Pioneers +4 | $0 |
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