“Dance Me to the End of Time” by Nandan Purkayastha is a spectacle of the mythological interplay of figures and creatures unfolding in a mesmerising dance of colour and form. Departing the icons from their iconographic responsibilities, the composition brims with life, featuring an array of patterns, tales, and characters from the literature and art traditions that perform in an otherwise style. Purkayastha's wiry images, born of powerful dreams and scenes, stimulate a labyrinth of mystery and magical realms, blending theatricality with allegory and philosophical observation.