Vikram Divecha: Short Circuits Architecture turning the pen into an

turning the pen into an intimate and significant object

mud-brick oases were home to most of the rural population right up until Sultan Qaboos came to power in 1970 and required inhabitants of mud-brick houses to relocate into new concrete block buildings

highly weather-resistant and UV resistant

Culture and Urban Practices considers new perspectives and discussions related to the category of density

17 colour illustrations

Vikram Divecha: Short Circuits Architecture turning the pen into anShort Circuits is Vikram Divechas first survey exhibition, retracing the Dubai based artists practice since 2013. Developing long term collaborations with workers, contractors and decision makers, Vikram Divecha takes an interest in the otherwise invisible structures of planning, construction, demolition and maintenance that shape the cities of the United Arab Emirates and beyond. His works, playful and poetic, rely on what he calls found processes in