How would it feel to see developers tear down the house you grew up in, with the promise that you will have a redeveloped one soon? And what happens when the "soon" turns into years, and you lose the only shelter you ever had? This is the experience that city-based artist Anjana Mehra will present at The Nail House, an exhibition at Byculla's Nine Fish Art Gallery. An alum of Sir JJ School of Art and MSU, Baroda, Mehra's Nail House is rooted in her own experience when she saw her house being hammered away in Byculla and fought a seven-year court battle.

Nail House refers to homes which residents refuse to vacate, despite pressure from builders, thugs and corrupt officials. "We notice how old buildings disappear and feel people will get new, better places to stay, but the reality is more than just an agreement between owners and developers; it's sad. Mehra started documenting parts of her house being chipped away every day. She also went around the city to document others undergoing the same experience," says Gourmoni Das, curator, Nine Fish Art Gallery and director, Dot Line Space.