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traveling, for example, that she began to become aware of the history of migration, as well as the plight of migrant laborers. Although Singh, who has worked in paint, printmaking, sculpture, video installation, and other new media, uses largely non-figurative and non-narrative modes of expression, her work remains closely engaged with the life and struggles of the agricultural worker. Singh's work has been exhibited in India, South Africa, Australia, New York, and The
Netherlands, where she was associated with the Foundation of Indian Artists, Amsterdam. She is represented by
24:(born 1966) is a painter, printmaker, and installation artist currently based in New Delhi, India. Her artistic practice includes a wide variety of processes and media, but her work is largely non-figurative and focuses on the relationship between man and nature, as well as the social and metaphysical condition of the agricultural worker.
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reflects Singh's continuing dialogue with the countryside, the farmer, their instruments, surfaces, and trends underlying environment which unite or which structure has become a representation in both recollection and identification.
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