In photos: An exhibition on Mumbai’s clocks reminds us of the spirit that keeps the city ticking

Chirodeep Chaudhuri’s show ‘Seeing Time’ features clocks at public buildings, offices, and residential complexes.
Editors, Scroll.in, December 30, 2019

Can you “see” time? In Mumbai, you certainly can – in the blurred movements of its residents hurrying from one place to the next, the trains (almost always) running to the timetable, and the disrupted circadian rhythms of a city that famously barely sleeps.

 

Seeing Time is the title of photographer Chirodeep Chaudhuri’s fascinating new show, which provides evidence of the literal way in which Mumbai measures the day’s march. Chaudhuri has photographed 81 clocks that are fixed atop buildings, decorate the facades of offices and watch over residential societies. The exhibition will be held at Mumbai’s Max Mueller Bhavan between January 8 and February 20. All the images are in black and white, in the eight-by-12-inch format.

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