Desire and Denial: On Constructing and Contesting Infrastructures delete and printing evolved over the

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Oliver Eales

creativity and ambition in international photography today

drawn and collaged works

Desire and Denial: On Constructing and Contesting Infrastructures delete and printing evolved over theAmbivalent Infrastructures Infrastructures are not just technical systems but cultural and political orders that stabilize and transform societal processes. Following Brian Larkins study The Politics and Poetics of Infrastructure, the writings collected in Desire and Denial conceive of infrastructures as material manifestations of symbolic and economic projects and efforts to build political power. They embody collective desiresfor mobility, safety,