The site is located in Sewri, at the eastern edge of Mumbai’s waterfront. Historically, it served as a wharf where the ships embarking on different routes towards major ports would dock and kerosene was stored up a ramp on the northernmost edge. What we could gather from readings and satellite imagery was that it was a barren basalt rock boulder surrounded by manufacturing units, and very few households. Very few activities took place here during the day time and hence it was referred to as the backside of Mumbai. This area was secluded yet highly surveilled due to the ongoing trans harbour construction.

The notion of a ‘site’ being the clear ground completely shifted when with the first visit to the place. The rock was permeable enough to be entirely covered with layers of dried twigs and shrubs. One could barely identify an empty patch of rock while walking over the undulated ground amidst trees. It had a series of stable table regions which became vantage points to the seaward side. With the tides, its roots submerged and emerged creating moist and dry surfaces. The line between ground and water didn't really exist here. The threshold was so subtle – it almost felt that the slope gradually disappeared and softened to hold the wetness. 

The threshold here refers to a transitional ecotone between a hard edge and the sea which is formed by constant ingress and egress of tides. It has some such characteristics of each ecological condition and often served as a habitat for migratory birds.