In this exhibition, the Alipore Central Jail, now a museum, transforms into a palimpsest of fragmented memories and resonant absences. Aradhana Seth’s photographs transform the Indian street into a stage for stories of everyday life and memory, dissolving the hierarchies between ‘high’ and ‘low’ arts. Once a site of colonial incarceration for leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose, the jail becomes a space where Seth’s photographic fragments serve as ‘breadcrumbs’ guiding visitors through a reflective journey. Much like the trail left by Hansel and Gretel in the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, these images seem innocuous at first, but they gradually lead to a profound reckoning with the past. Seth’s work invites this shift in perspective, mirroring how history itself becomes clearer when viewed through the lens of reflection.