The Hayward Gallery, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan (R.O.C.), presents Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks. Co-presented with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Indelible Black Marks is Indian artist Kulpreet Singh’s first solo exhibition in the UK and the second exhibition as part of the RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition Series for 2026, which showcases the next generation of emerging international artists.
Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks takes place in the HENI Project Space in the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery – a space that offers the opportunity for audiences to discover exhibitions from new artistic voices for free.
Kulpreet Singh explores the urgent link between climate change and agricultural crisis. Drawing from his life as a farmer, Singh choreographs the ritual of stubble-burning — setting fire to straw remnants to prepare fields for a new crop cycle. In his film, performers move through burning fields, dragging massive canvases behind them. A five-panel painting created with fire and stubble-ash accompanies the film. Together, the installation records the exploitation of land, foregrounding the resilience of those who tend to it.
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