Hi, I’m Smriti. My name means remembrance.
As a full time Senior Lecturer at the Camberwell College of Arts. I lead the year-1 BA Fine Art Photography Program. I am also working in collaboration with Duncan Wooldridge and Maia Conran to develop a curriculum across BA Fine Art for students to use video to present dissertations in their final year. In collaboration with Maia Conran, we are developing a curriculum, ‘On Positionality’, that would run cross year across photography for students to consider context. Once established we hope to scale this across Fine Art.
My background is in visual art, education and communication design. As a storyteller I employ ethnographic research methods to unearth local perspectives in my documentary practice. My visual essays have focussed on manual labour practices and material culture, primarily in India. As an educator my art practice and pedagogic practice have been intrinsically linked. I often bring my own research interests into the classroom. I have taught across the disciplines of art and design focusing on public space, community engagement, critical thinking and collaborative practice.
I hope to gain theoretical clarity on teaching methods and pedagogic practice. I have been teaching across foundation, BA and MA for 14 years.