Delhi

Criqui, Laure

doi:10.4324/9781315579597-5

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“…This has been partly spurred by a rapid spread in unplanned settlements and, concomitantly, an increased demand for energy. The formalization of such connections has been one process through which electrification has proceeded in the city (Criqui 2016).…”

Section: Roadsidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

On Urban Photography: Infrastructure in a Minor Key

Barua

2023

Roadsides

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Roadsides collection no. 010 • Urban BioinfrastructuresWhen walking down a crowded galli in Old Delhi, the pedestrian negotiates rickshaws, cattle, bicycles and crowds. Yet this cramped space has an order. People walk with purpose. A pause means exchanging greetings with someone familiar. Those hanging out in the alleyway or outside shops are waiting… for something to happen, for a deal to materialize, or with no fixed intent. In the midst of the bustle, you hear someone shout "Hai!". Your gaze tilts upwards to see a macaque clambering up a pipe, then onto a balcony, before crossing the busy street via electric cables proliferating in every direction. At this moment another city comes into view, an arboreal city where space expands via other-than-human propensities and where movement is freed from the usual conduits of mobility.

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Section: Roadsidesmentioning

confidence: 99%