The city of Mumbai is undergoing a massive construction boom, with more than 15 ‘supertalls’, hundreds of skyscrapers and thousands of high-rise buildings under construction. Currently Mumbai is home to the largest number of supertalls and skyscrapers under construction in the world.
There is no centralized urban planning and the towers keep popping up in all areas of central Mumbai. This building boom creates a great deal of problems and it is damaging to the environment.
The new Indian luxury consumer is pursuing a lifestyle where owning an apartment in the ‘newly builds’, as much as possessing exclusive items, is seen as a clear sign of wealth and power.
The project ‘Life is on a new high’ by Polish photographer Alicja Dobrucka aims to address the issue of the changing landscape and unregulated construction in the financial capital of India.
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