Dreaming It Forward is the third and final book of the 5 Year Plan Project begun in 2009. The book’s focus is organic cotton farmers and the handloom khadi cloth created by Gandhian ashrams in India today. The khadi was made from one metric ton of organic cotton commissioned from two small farm families in Umri village, Maharashtra, India at the very beginning of their planting season in July 2021. A time lapse film of the cotton growing was made for the edition.
Artists include: Aaron Sinift, Alyen Foning, Amrita Jha, Anthony Carlos Molden, Beldan Sezen, Duncan Tonatiuh, Halah Khan, Hena Chakraborty, Jalandharnath Channole, Jiyeon Park, John Coyne, JP Jaisawal, Laltu Chitrakar, Laxman Aelay, Madhukar Parteki, Murali Nagapuzha, Narmada Gond, Orijit Sen, Pakhi Sen, Pradyumna Kumar, Pushpa Kumari, Rajiv Gautham, Shahanaz Ali, Sham Bhaskar Rao Nagmode, Shauntrice Martin, Soulé Deesse, Tagar Chitrakar, Uday Pratap Paul -Publisher