  We show that the fractonic dipole-conserving algebra can be obtained as an
Aristotelian (and pseudo-Carrollian) contraction of the Poincar\'e algebra in
one dimension higher. Such contraction allows to obtain fracton electrodynamics
from a relativistic higher-dimensional theory upon dimensional reduction. The
contraction procedure produces several scenarios including the some of the
theories already discussed in the literature. A curved space generalization is
given, which is gauge invariant when the Riemann tensor of the background
geometry is harmonic.
