LONDON.- The Hayward Gallery presents Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks. Co-presented with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Indelible Black Marks is Indian artist Kulpreet Singh’s first solo exhibition in the UK and the second exhibition as part of the RC Foundation Project Space Exhibition Series for 2026, which showcases the next generation of emerging international artists.

Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks takes place in the HENI Project Space in the Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery – a space that offers the opportunity for audiences to discover exhibitions from new artistic voices for free.

Kulpreet Singh explores the urgent link between climate change and agricultural crisis. Drawing from his life as a farmer, Singh choreographs the ritual of stubble-burning — setting fire to straw remnants to prepare fields for a new crop cycle. In his film, performers move through burning fields, dragging massive canvases behind them. A five-panel painting created with fire and stubble-ash accompanies the film. Together, the installation records the exploitation of land, foregrounding the resilience of those who tend to it.

Rachel Thomas, Roden Chief Curator of the Hayward Gallery, says: “'Singh’s Indelible Black Marks brings an urgent and profound message to our site, offering a visual and poetic comment on the climate crisis. By utilising materials tied directly to the earth—stubble ash, pesticides, and soil—his work transcends traditional boundaries to act as a witness to the long-term ecological impact of industrial farming.

We believe our audiences will find in this work a necessary, unsettling, and beautiful reflection on our shared environmental future. It is an honour to platform such a critical global voice at this moment."

Kulpreet Singh says: “Presenting my work in London, particularly at the Hayward Gallery, is deeply meaningful for me. These centers are key to a global discourse on art, and to show my work here also allows me to put forth issues that are not confined to one place but resonate across the world — about land, environment and farming.





At the core of my work is a guiding philosophy from Sikhism that feels especially relevant today: Through remembering the Divine (Naam), may one remain in high spirits (Chardi Kala), and in your will, may there be well-being for all (Sarbat da Bhala).”

The HENI Project Space is a vital part of the Southbank Centre’s free programming, introducing new international voices and providing accessible cultural experiences for all to enjoy. Since its establishment in 2007, the space has platformed an array of artists including Hicham Berrada, Thabiso Sekgala, Val Lee, Huang Po-Chih, Kate Cooper, Heecheon Kim, and Amol K Patil.

Kulpreet Singh: Indelible Black Marks is curated by Rachel Thomas, Roden Chief Curator with Ananya Jain, Curatorial Assistant. Co-presented with the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kulpreet Singh is a recipient of the Hayward Gallery/Kochi-Muziris Biennale (HG-KMB) Award, spotlighting emerging South Asian artists.