Mumbai North is a collection black and white - photographs taken 15,000 ft above sea level between December 2014 and November 2015 of Mumbai's suburbs by photographer Robert D Stephens.
After the success of his two previous exhibitions, 'Mumbai Articles' (2014) and 'Madras Transit' (Aug 2015) were, Stephens offers an alternate lens into the urban geography, landscape and sprawl of the city's suburbs with Mumbai North.
One of the unique aspects of this photograph is that it is accompanied by a record of air pollution levels on the corresponding day, as measured by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board as well as extracts from antiquarian books related to Mumbai, dating back to the late 1800s.
Borivali Planning?
February 2015
SO2 - 12 ug / m3
NOx - 25 ug / m3
RSPM - 108 ug / m3
"The comparison regarding the extent of practice of family planning in Bombay City and the suburbs, as shown in Table 5, indicates that the city rates were higher forboth ever users and the current users of contraception. The proportion of ever users of family planning in the city was 80.87 per cent higher than that in the suburbs, whereas for current contraceptors it was 74.59 per cent higher. As far as specific methods were concerned, no difference was noticed between the city and the suburbs regarding the performance of sterilization. In acceptance of the loop, the city recorded a 71.42 per cent higher proportion than the suburbs. A very big difference was noticed between the city and the suburbs in case of the current practice of methods other than loop or sterilization. The proportion for the city was 269.13 per cent higher."
Fertility and Family Planning in Greater Bombay
Page 151 - 153
Rele, J.R. and Kanitkar, Tara
1980
Robert D. Stephens is a Principal at RMA Architects, Mumbai. His passions include the art of building and constructing beauty through visual, literary, and cinematic imagery. In 2013 he co-produced a feature film with India's first You Tube star, Wilbur Sargunaraj, entitled "Simple Superstar".
About Mumbai North
Aerial Photographs of Mumbai's Suburbs by Robert D. Stephens
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Mumbai Articles Madras Transit After the success of Mumbai Articles, Stephen's contemporary black and white, aerial photographs of Mumbai city, photographer Robert D Stephens turns his attentions to the surburbs of Mumbai. This January, he brings us Mumbai North, an urban portrait collection of suburban geography, featuring black and white photographs taken 15,000 ft above sea level between December 2014 and November 2015. Suburbs documented range from Nalasopara to Bhiwandi, Vikhroli to Aarey Colony, Bandra to Kandivali, and more.