Text by Avani Thakkar, with inputs from Asad Sheikh. Photography by Raajadharshini.
The artist, Nirbhai “Nep” Singh Sidhu, in front of a textile installation from Unstruck Melody.
On an overcast morning so typical of London, I find myself at the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) to explore Unstruck Melody, Canadian artist Nirbhai “Nep” Singh Sidhu’s latest exhibition curated in collaboration with the UK-based arts organisation Without Shape Without Form (WSWF). As soon as I step into the museum, my weather woes are replaced by a sense of serenity — for the interiors of the space where the exhibition is on show are awash with gentle blue lighting, and tranquil acoustic instrumental music plays in the background.
In Unstruck Melody — on show till October 15, 2023 — created for this year’s edition of the London Design Festival, the artist, along with…