Sassoon Studio

Sassoon Studio is a participatory media art project by community artist Swati Janu, who set up a temporary recording studio at Sassoon Docks. She co-created short videos with the local communities at the Dock, drawing from the vernacular media on their phones and the media production process in low-budget studios. These low-tech media artworks were recorded, designed and edited through mobile phones with the participants who were invited to share their artistic talents and stories. The co-produced stories, music and dance videos represent the diverse cultural mix of the local Koli and Marathi communities, along with the migrant communities of Banjaras, Ghatis, Marathis, Tamilians and Biharis who have been working at the Docks for decades.