NH8-Road Kings by Peter Kabel opening THURSDAY 14 Aug at 5 PM

NH8 Street Rulers

National Interstate 8 (NH 8) interfaces New Delhi and Mumbai. The 1,375 km course is most likely the most voyage street of the whole Indian subcontinent. In addition to autos, cruisers and walkers, the partially four-lane highway is a significant truck course. 65% of all heap transport in India is street based and a colossal number of lorries proceed onward this freeway, day and night.

The trucks are basically Indian fabricated and are given over to their future managers as straightforward skeleton. Lodges, stacking stages and different structures are custom assembled. The lodge is frequently a wooden development with the inner parts laid out with a substantial level rack which serves as seat, cot or table as needed.

Trucks attain a normal velocity of short of what 35km/h so transport separations of a great many kilometers oblige a correspondingly long time. A truck group is regularly out and about more than a week and the three man live out of the truck lodge for the length of time. Sustenance parts are conveyed along and afterward cooked and consumed on the roadside.

PETER KABEL

Prof. Peter Kabel – b.1962 Germany, studied Visual Communication and Philosophy in Hamburg. 

After studying Visual Communications and Philosophy in Hamburg, Peter Kabel worked for many years as editorial designer for various international and German magazines and newspapers. He founded companies like Trend Büro and Büro Hamburg, as well as the consulting firm for digital media Kabel New Media. Besides his work as a media entrepreneur Peter has consulted for brands such as Time Warner, BMW, Deutsche Bank and Siemens. In 1996, Peter became a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg in Communication Design. 

Peter is an alert observer and avid photographer. He has contributed to a number of books and magazines and published numerous articles.

Peter's relationship with India began with a long-term stay in 2002. He lives in Hamburg, Germany between trips to India.

Venue:

Pondy Photo Exhibition, Old Distillery,

Beach Road, Pondicherry, India

Day & Time:  Thursday, Aug 14^th 2014 at 05:00 PM