Philippe Calia uses photography, video and text to illustrate his own readings of the city of Bombay/Mumbai in an ongoing series. This body of work stems from years of observations of the city’s visual grammar, seemingly aimless strolls in its streets, conversations with the people met along the way, but also encounters with numerous kinds of literature produced around it. The following is an essay written by Philippe himself, which accompanied the show and encapsulates the sentiments that fuelled and sprung from the creation of The Second Law, his solo exhibition at TARQ in Mumbai between 27 February and 29 March, 2025.