The artist will explore notions of nationalism, borders and partitions by deconstructing 360 feet of barbed wire fence over a 360-minute-long immersive performance staged over two days, allowing viewers to witness the hard work and labour involved in undoing historical and psychological barriers that have divided us for centuries.

Arpita Akhanda was born in 1992 in Cuttack, Odisha and works in various mediums including paper weaving, photography, performance, installation, drawing, and video work. Arpita completed her B.F.A. and M.F.A. in painting from Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Brought up in a family of artists who migrated from Bangladesh to India during the Partition of Bengal, Arpita explores memory and histories of colonialism in her work. She was a recipient of the Inlaks Fine Art Award in 2022 and the FICA Emerging Artist Award extended support platform in 2020. Arpita currently lives and works in Santiniketan, West Bengal.