Back in 2017, after getting into a black-and-yellow Mumbai taxi, Rachel Lopez snapped a selfie and her perspective forever shifted. It was the first of over 600 selfies, a project documenting an ongoing, constantly moving exhibition that spans the city. Decoration is everywhere in India, and taxis in Mumbai frequently have decorated ceilings. As Lopez discovered, these represent a seemingly infinite variety of patterns and colours, some truly spectacular. Each picture is both a ride she has taken and a version of herself along the way. The series made her look up, and got her Instagram followers to do the same – to shift their gaze slightly and to see Mumbai from a new angle.
