Sector 5, Saket, New Delhi
2015
Water Towers
In a speech inaugurating the construction Bhakra Nangal Dam in 1954, the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of the dam as a “temple of modern India”. Large scale industrial projects such as dams, steel and power plants, factories, social housing, scientific research institutes along with bridges and other infrastructure (all built with concrete) promised a path towards self sufficiency for the country and a way to modernise a largely traditional agrarian society. Water Towers are inherently industrial in nature and also act as physical markers in the landscape of the city.
In approaching this project, I drew inspiration from Nehru’s language to focus on the utilitarian structures of the modern city. The Water Towers are shown in the centre of the frame silhouetted against the sky with the city unfolding around them. The photographs function as a typographical study of these structures allowing for comparison of features and also as an alternate mapping of the city with a focus on parks, housing colonies, factories and other types of neighbourhoods.
Pigment prints
Ajay Ahuja Park, New Delhi
2015
Ayur Vigyan Nagar, New Delhi
2016
Body Building
installation view
Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai, 2019
Sadiq Nagar-I, New Delhi
2016
RBI Officers Colony, New Delhi
2016
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2016
Body Building
installation view
Ishara Art Foundation, Dubai, 2019
Milk Scheme Colony, New Delhi
2016
Press Colony, New Delhi
2016
Nizamuddin Railway Station, New Delhi
2016
Pondy Photo
installation view
Robert Square, New Delhi
2016
R.K. Puram Sector 6, New Delhi
2016
Priya Park, New Delhi
2016
Pondy Photo
installation view
Sector 12, NOIDA
2016
