Women in India assert their identities in the face of a patriarchal society – in the arts, too. And they cross boundaries, as an exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg shows.

For her latest work, Delhi-based artist Mithu Sen, spent a month at a Kerala orphanage to experience firsthand what life was like for these marginalised young girls, who had already been through a lot of trials. © WFS

In her latest multimedia presentation, ‘I Have One Language; It’s Not Mine’, celebrated artist Mithu Sen describes the home as a temporary place. In this video installation she is Mago, a person who knows no language, at a home for girl orphans and abuse victims somewhere in Kerala.