VIEW #2 (Mumbai - Grant Road East, 2007)

Baptist Coelho
VIEW #2 (Mumbai - Grant Road East, 2007)
Installation with 6 digital prints on archival paper, wood, plastic paint, glass and audio
Single print dimensions: L 28 X B 21 centimeters
Archival Paper: Epson Enhanced Matt, 192 gsm
Printer: Epson Stylus Pro 9800
Installation dimensions: L 71 X B 22.75 X H 18 inches
Audio running time: 6 minutes loop

VIEW is an on-going series of installations each composed of six images including an audio soundtrack. Photographed in various locations throughout India and around the World, this project explores the tenuous relationship between urban space and its residents. Busy streets, jostling pedestrians and noisy modes of transportation amalgamate into a confused array of man and machine; all competing for the same space. These congested places reflect the changes occurring in our neighbourhoods and exemplify how rapid and poorly planned urbanization has affected us.

The aerial vantage point explored in these photographs encourages the viewer to see a different perspective; where a familiar sight could become a breathtaking vista. The six images of each location represent the 'Six Degrees of Separation' and reflect on the connection that may exist between diverse groups of people living in these over-populated spaces. While taking these photographs, a cacophony of ambient sound was recorded so that viewers can experience these installations through all their senses.

This project was first initiated in 2006 and includes the following locations:
- VIEW #1 (Birmingham - Bull Ring, 2006)
- VIEW #2 (Mumbai - Grant Road East, 2007)*
- VIEW #3 (Mumbai - Santacruz West, 2007) *
- VIEW #4 (Mumbai - Malad West, 2007) *
- VIEW #5 (Agra - Taj Mahal, 2007)
- VIEW #6 (Aurangabad - Ellora Caves, 2007)
- VIEW #7 (Ladakh - Leh, 2008)

* These installations in particular, were developed in 2007 to map the Western Rail Line (Mumbai's Life-line). They were realized during "Urban Changes"; a photography workshop conducted by Andrea Kuenzig for Goethe-Institut in Mumbai.

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