New Delhi, April 18 -- Within the quiet gallery space, Sumakshi Singh's work doesn't immediately assert itself. At first glance, it appears almost like a draw ing suspended in air-light, porous, and translucent. Architectural fragments of staircases, railings, and edges appear as if in a dream. When you go closer, you start to notice the threads in these diaphanous constructions. 2025-26 has been a defining period in Singh's practice.

An iteration of her project, Monuments, won her a special mention at last year's Loewe Foundation Craft Prize-a Madrid-based platform that recognises innovation and artistic vision in modern craft. And now she is set to present her work, Permanent Address, at the Indian Pavilion of Venice Biennale (9 May-22...