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The Singh twins' exhibition in UK talks about Indian colonial rule and textiles

Each artwork of the exhibition sheds lights on a separate theme of Indian textiles.

Avani Acharya

Jun 8, 2022 • 2 min read

The Singh twins — Amrit and Rabindra Kaur Singh. Source — Facebook @The Singh Twins

An exhibition by award-winning British Sikh-origin artists, The Singh Twins, that highlights Indian colonial history and the role of textiles through contemporary art is on display at Firstsite Gallery in Colchester, United Kingdom.

Can’t believe it’s been 1 week already since ‘The Singh Twins:Slaves of Fashion’ exhibition opened at Firstsite in Colchester. Thanks to everyone that’s visited so far, given such amazing feedback and recommended! 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️@firstsite @essex_cdp pic.twitter.com/OxmaUFbUh0
— The Singh Twins (@thesinghtwins) May 14, 2022

The colorful exhibition called “Slaves of Fashion” has eleven digital fabric artworks on display that feature life-size symbolic portraits of historical figures presented in lightboxes to bring out the intricacies of the design.