Uneasy Riders. La ciudad en ruta

A photography exhibition at the Museo Nacional de Antropología bringing together images taken by home delivery couriers of their daily work in the city and the platforms that organise it.

The exhibition offers a view of home delivery from the inside: the couriers themselves, with their cameras, record the routine that runs through Madrid each day. The photographs by Adrián, Carlos, Gledis, Juan and Fernando form the core of the galleries, and each image grows out of the direct experience of someone who works on the street.

The route is organised around three strands. The first examines the logic of delivery, in which the worker reconciles the orders arriving from the algorithm with their own capacity to improvise. The second gathers the bonds of support and affection that form between people and the technology that mediates their work. The third presents the courier as an observer who documents urban memory and urban aesthetics.

The project stems from research by anthropologists who worked alongside a group of couriers. It is curated by Montserrat Cañedo Rodríguez, of the UNED, and Diego Allen-Perkins, of the USC, with the collaboration of both universities. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand how digital platforms are transforming work and everyday life.