"Across the world slums are labeled as unclean, disorderly places and seen as a problem for planning smart cities of the future. This animation tells the story of Krishnanagar, labelled as the largest slum in the Shimla district in India to suggest that we need to rethink smart cities from below. This is possible only through an appreciation of the slum as a historic and cultural heritage of the city, delinking it from claims of informality or illegality. This would provide mode inclusive and sustainable pathways for planning for the future city." - Learning from Small Cities : https://www.smartsmallcity.com/

For this project I had the opportunity to collaborate with the Learning from Small Cities team, Sabari Venu, Jahnavi Amarnani, and Manish Joseph to art direct and illustrate for the animation.