India, March 8 -- "S ometimes I think what I do on the canvas is no different from when I farmed. My brush is like an extension of the stubble, fire operates as colour and process; the canvas is like the field. It transforms into a terrain where agrarian labour and artistic gesture converge, carrying traces of time, erosion and care," says Kulpreet Singh, whose installation comprising paintings and a film from his larger project, Indelible Black Marks (2022-), tackles issues of stubble-burning, air pollution, food security, farmer's rights. The 40-year-old is a literal son of the soil. Patiala-based, he comes from a family of farmers. As an artist, his materials of choice include ash from burnt crop stubble and nails strewn on the roads to ...