Sessions | Exhibition
Bangalore International Centre
Fading Out to Extinction
Aswanth Choyan
Information Designer·NID Bangalore
About this session
Fading Out to Extinction is a data-driven lightbox installation mapping the population trajectories of 25 IUCN-listed Indian species across four temporal scenarios: 1970, 2020, and two alternate futures projected to 2070. Each box holds 25 translucent layers, one per species, arranged by Red List Assessment order. As populations decline, layers recede toward the light source, producing a spectral fade that mirrors the logic of extinction: the closer to the light, the closer to gone. The fourth box presents a conservation-based utopian scenario, asking whether a different future is still within reach.
About the speaker
Aswanth is an information and experience designer working and trying to find his on space between systems thinking, cultural research, and visual storytelling. His work focuses on transforming complex ideas, public systems, and human behaviours into clear, engaging, and meaningful experiences across digital and physical mediums. With a strong interest in data visualization, interface design, iconography, and narrative-led design, he approaches projects through research-driven inquiry and structured storytelling.