Mumbai: Eniveronment friendly initiatives that have sustained the livelihood of lakhs of people earned corporate giant ITC ltd the Green Business Titan honour at the 12th edition of the JSW - The Times of India Earth Care Awards at Tata Theatre, NCPA, on Wednesday.

On display at Mumbai's Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke from 12th of November to 27th of December last year was Patiala-based interdisciplinary artist Kulpreet Singh's first major solo exhibition titled Indelible Black Marks (syab kale dag).

These burning fields provided fodder for Kulpreet Singh’s compelling exhibition “Indelible Black Marks.” As the son of a farmer from Punjab, Singh is keenly aware of the perilous plight of those who work the land. They resort to torching the crop residue because they can’t afford other means to dispose of it. Central to the exhibition was the evocative eight-and-a-half-minute video Indelible Black Marks (all works 2022–24), which depicts stubble being set ablaze and brown fields turning coal black. 

FOSSILS OF FORCE featuring Kulpreet Singh

What to see: Drawing on his experiences from the 2020-2021 farmers’ movement, Kulpreet uses the iconography of nails and barricades to depict the systemic pressures faced by farmers, while simultaneously honouring those who lost their lives and celebrating the spirit of communal feeding through langar. The show’s curatorial advisor is Birgid Uccia.

Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in Ballard Estate showcased the second in a series of exhibitions featuring Punjab artist Kulpreet Singh. Singh's practice delves into land histories and environmental art, emphasising the precarious realities of farmers in his home state.