An elderly man sitting on a bench near a window with metal bars, holding a cane, looking outside. Light from the window illuminates his profile and part of the wall behind him. Hand-drawn map of India with labeled locations around him.

Smells Like Home retells the stories of forced migration from the eastern frontiers of India post 1947 Partition using images and interdisciplinary techniques to visually reflect the multi-layered feeling of displacement. Based on stories of my own family, it expands to ten different families through collaborative portraiture and sensory elements, centring on themes of memory and lost homes. 

A sepia-toned photo of five children standing outdoors, with their heads obscured by black squares, possibly for privacy. They are wearing casual clothing and standing on a dirt ground.
A person holding a decorated fan with a pink ruffled edge, sitting on a bed in a dimly lit room with warm lighting.
A person dressed in traditional Indian attire playing a large drum during a cultural performance, with a red patterned backdrop.
An elderly man sitting on a bed near a window with sunlight, wearing glasses, a dark shirt, a patterned scarf, and striped pajama pants, with a table of medicine bottles and a teacup in front of him.
A simple hand-drawn colored sketch of a building with three green windows, a green door with steps leading up to it, and a red arched element above the door, taped on a glass window.
A Pakistani passport and an Indian passport placed on a dark surface, with two coins nearby.