DAG Mumbai exhibition explores Bombay's urban memory and architectural transformation
DAG Mumbai presents 'Bombay Framed: People, Memory, Metropolis,' a landmark exhibition examining the port city's evolution. The show traces how urban memory has been shaped and erased over time, focusing on architectural and social transformations. Through visual documentation, the exhibition reveals what the city once knew about itself that has since disappeared. Key themes include the changing relationship between people and their metropolitan environment. The exhibition specifically addresses ongoing processes of urban forgetting and historical amnesia. DAG's presentation provides a comprehensive look at Bombay's layered history through curated visual materials. The show offers insights into how collective memory interacts with urban development in India's financial capital. This exhibition represents a significant contribution to understanding South Asian urban history through artistic documentation.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Bombay Framed: People, Memory, Metropolis'
- Presented at DAG Mumbai
- Examines evolution of Bombay as port city
- Focuses on erasure of urban memory
- Traces architectural and social transformations
- Explores relationship between people and metropolis
- Addresses historical amnesia in urban development
- Uses visual documentation to reveal lost knowledge
Entities
Institutions
- DAG Mumbai
Locations
- Bombay
- Mumbai
- India