SmARTification of everything

Who is smart in an unequal city? Discourses on rural/urban dynamics often homogenize “city” experiences, glossing over uneven terrains of liveability. In the post-colonial context of Karachi – the largest metropolis in Pakistan – urban experiences of smartification are highly variegated both spatially and temporally. With an unofficial population of 25 million, and 62% of its residents living in informal settlements, the city hosts a diverse range of thermal experiences, as well as “smart” and “unsmart” technologies used to manage them.

Members of our Karachi team presented at the Smartification of Everything Symposium, organized by the University of Ottowa on the 10th of March. Their artwork is now available to view at their virtual exhibition: https://smartificationofeverything.com/artwork