Infrastructure of the Archive / Archiving Infrastructure
Infrastructure is, in common understanding, a very material thing. We think of it as something made of iron and concrete. […]
Architecture as/and Infrastructure
Over the past two decades, infrastructure has emerged as a central concept in a larger conversation about architecture, landscape, and
Un/boxing Fulfillment: A Field Guide to Logistical Worlds
In the classic origin tale of “The Box” and its seductions, Pandora is driven by curiosity—a distinctly feminized will to
Waiting for a Dam
Once again, in November 2019, I found myself in an SJVN waiting room. But it was a new waiting room.
Runways to the Sky
Road building in the Maldives – an archipelago of small coralline islands – sounds a bit like a euphemism for
The Space-Time of Infrastructure
“Lena, you can turn on the camera now.” The view of the space station changes from monitor to film image.
When the Silk Road Vanished
“I still need to cross Attabad before I reach home” – so our Shimshali travel companion commented matter-of-factly. We had
Welcome to Roadsides
The side of a road is a good place for ethnography, we think. One of us owns a field next