Amol Patil strikes a pose in the backdrop of a BDD chawl wall, a rubber imprint of which will be displayed at the exhibition. Pics/Suresh Karkera

Even as Mumbai prepares to see hundreds of thousands of followers thronging to Chaitya Bhoomi to pay their respects to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 60th death anniversary on December 6, 29-year-old artist Amol Patil will be busy adding finishing touches to his series of artworks and video works that will go on display at an exhibition at Clark House, Colaba on December 8. His works are part of a group show, curiously titled Home Videos, where 12 artists from around the world will be showing what "home" means to them.

Patil's works will mirror the life behind the Victorian stone-walls of the BDD chawls [Bombay Development Directorate] in the city, where the sweeper community has been residing for over 40 years now. The artist, who was born in a BDD chawl at Crawford market, says the project was more like a diary for him, where he tried to capture remnants of his own family history and that of his neighbours.