Tuesday, January 16, 2007

At Okhla, Jan 15th

The river has been fenced! All along the bank at Okhla, the site for two years of taking pictures of junk and junkmen, or cobblers and tailors, of fish and fishermen. Now fenced, while on the other side is 'project tiling' happening. In a few months, this has changed. In another few more will change, and then the pictures will have been of 'another time' though they are only months old. Land and its relationship with people on it is changing. Commercial values rule the roost. Where will all the flowers go?

Change is imminent. Of course. But on what terms? And at this pace? Unanchored self. Floating landscape.

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