In my home project, I explored childhood not just as a memory, but as a place, a journey, and a transformative energy. I delved into the landscapes, people, stories, objects, and emotions that begin to fade as we grow older and drift away from the environments that once shaped us. This work based on my own experience of leaving my hometown and the devastating loss of my ancestral land in 2014 served as the inspiration for this very personal piece. Using this perspective, I developed a participatory installation that invited children, teens, and adults to come together, think, and share their personal tales and memories through guided conversations. In addition to reading aloud cherished stories from books like Thakumar Jhuli stories that have a strong generational resonance, I urged participants to reminisce about long-lost fruits, trees, scents, and other childhood object. I envisioned the space as an intimate, domestic setting where even the smallest emotions could be expressed, held, and heard. The installation invoked collective memories and the rural landscapes of my past by including performative components and suggestions derived from my research. Once a natural fence in my community, a big cactus with eye-catching blue blossoms is now reduced to a little potted plant. It evolved into a subdued, moving representation of continuity and change within the space. At the heart of the installation were a handmade play cart, costumes, and a collection of found and gifted objects that served as storytelling triggers. These elements shaped a fluid, living social space that evolved throughout the exhibition. To hold and expand these conversations, I worked closely with a group of young artists who served as mediators. Together, we facilitated dialogue, documented shared moments, and wove together a multi- generational tapestry of memory, identity, and belonging. Read More