Science and the City: Sci560 captures Bengaluru’s rich legacy

Objects embody multiple things — the ambitions of the individual who created or used it, the institution that it might belong to and the idea that it reinforces, validates or manifests. “Like this device,” she says, holding up her mobile phone. “If you unpack your mobile phone, you can talk about everything from quantum theories to mining, to social imaginaries, to addiction, to mental health, to a lot more, right?” she says.