BackSeptember 3, 2026 - October 1, 2026
Marking Pallavi Singh’s first solo with Sakshi Gallery, 'The Familiar' brings together a body of paintings that explores how images and objects become connected to ideas of gender and identity. Singh draws attention to details that might otherwise go unnoticed, revealing how associations of gender can be embedded within the way we look at images.
The initial ideas for these works took shape during Singh’s time at the Jan van Eyck Academie, where she began looking closely at the ways language and gender are connected. Language is an important starting point for Singh’s practice. Her interest lies in the ways ordinary objects are assigned gender through language, and how these associations shift across cultures and contexts. This enquiry extends into her paintings, where familiar objects and gestures become ways of examining how ideas of masculinity and femininity are constructed and understood.
The initial ideas for these works took shape during Singh’s time at the Jan van Eyck Academie, where she began looking closely at the ways language and gender are connected. Language is an important starting point for Singh’s practice. Her interest lies in the ways ordinary objects are assigned gender through language, and how these associations shift across cultures and contexts. This enquiry extends into her paintings, where familiar objects and gestures become ways of examining how ideas of masculinity and femininity are constructed and understood.
Pallavi Singh
