This exhibition enables people to live and feel history
The exhibition 'Un. Divided Identities' at the Bangalore International Centre explores the 1947 Partition through interactive and personal narratives. It aims to bridge the gap between political history and personal experiences, allowing visitors to engage with the stories of those affected by the Partition. Originally conceived as a digital project during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has now been transformed into a physical space for communal dialogue and reflection.
- ▪The exhibition features various objects that evoke nostalgia and memory related to the Partition.
- ▪It was conceptualized by the ReReeti Foundation to highlight lesser-known stories of the Partition.
- ▪The project initially began as an online workshop with students from India and Pakistan to explore themes of identity and migration.
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An abandoned chair balances precariously on a pile of rubble in the corner of the gallery of the Bangalore International Centre (BIC) in Domlur, where Un. Divided Identities, an interactive exhibition on the 1947 Partition, is still being set up.I flit between the various open doors scattered across the space, stepping past a myriad collection of objects across the gallery, including the frame of a charpoy, oil lamps, a dented tiffin carrier, choolah and a battered-looking metal trunk, all anachronistic enough to evoke a sense of loss, nostalgia and memory.The curatorial note, already up, explains what all these various objects seek to do collectively: help create a “tactile, layered and visually compelling” encounter that enables visitors to “pause, think and respond” to Partition.Un.
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