Art and technology expose ‘hidden inequalities’ in cities


An aerial image of Lake Michelle/Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa in 2016. From segregated housing to green spaces and other infrastructure that favours the rich, art and technology can help map some of cities' most entrenched inequalities, said artists, researchers and officials at the UN-Habitat event. — Johnny Miller/Reuters

ABU DHABI: In South Africa's Cape Town, an aerial photograph shows vast villas interspersed with lush greenery, blue swimming pools and the odd tennis court, while on the other side of the road, hundreds of tin-roof shacks tell a different story.

The image is one of a series shot by drone in the world's biggest slums by Cape Town-based photographer Johnny Miller, on show at the UN World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi this week.

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