In this colour-enhanced photo of a Glasgow tenement block, a dense web of overhead wires intersects the foreground—some carrying electrical power, others once used for cable television and internet before the emergence of wireless technologies. Behind them, four chimney stacks rise from a shared flue, partially framed by the wires. Attached to the brick are two vintage satellite dishes and a weathered TV antenna. To the right, another building wall hosts more chimneys and another antenna, each showcasing outmoded utility.
Crowded Signals of Change catalogues the demise of once-urgent technologies—coal chimneys, antennae, big satellite dishes, and wires that served distinct roles in heating and connecting homes. The image captures a moment of layered transition: where persistence is evident in surviving structures, obsolescence in their faded utility, and renewal in the gradual migration to wireless and more centralized energy systems. These overlapping traces of domestic infrastructure reflect how energy and information systems evolve, leaving behind a visible archive of adaptation and replacement.