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Artist to Artist Workshops
 Mapping Dissent

Ages 18 and up
 April 2–23, 2026
 6–8pm, Thursdays

Image Credit: SITU Research

  • Instructor

    Gauri Bahuguna


  • Pricing

    Tiered Pricing: $45, $120, $220, or $320 + $30 registration fee



  • Dates

    2 - 23 April

This course examines how protests are documented and how visual data can challenge state narratives and suppression of dissent. Learners will study historical and contemporary protests, focusing on the roles of artists, architects, and activists. Using open-source tools, learners will practice OSINT and 4D event reconstruction to analyze evidence in space and time. Final projects will be made in groups and will take different creative forms.

For a longer course description, please visit The School of Making Thinking’s page.

About Gauri Bahuguna

Gauri Bahuguna is a computational designer and researcher dedicated to exploring intersections of art, human rights, and emerging technologies. As Deputy Director at SITU Research, she has led investigations into human rights violations in Sudan, short form films mapping evidence of ISIL’s crimes in Iraq for the UN, and co-designed “Patterns of Life” a collaboration with journalist Mona Chalabi for the Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.


About

Mapping Dissent is presented as part of Artist to Artist: a class series by Abrons Arts Center and The School of Making Thinking.