When Indian artist Shilpa Gupta and Pakistani artist Huma Mulji conceptualised a show, it was not just fuelled by their friendship but also by their urge to contribute towards creating an environment of social solidarity.
The project took place from 2000 to 2004, and over time, included the participation of other Indian and Pakistani artists too.
It comprised three phases — the first was an exchange of physical artworks between the countries. The second exchange was digital, and the emailed artworks were mass printed in the country that received them. The final phase involved videos that were projected in public spaces in India and Pakistan.
Without the confines of a gallery space, these publicly exhibited artworks could be accessed by the general public, thus permitting the message of unity to trickle down to the masses.
