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Rajinder Singh

UNTITLED (MAGICAL BEING), 2018

UNTITLED (MAGICAL BEING), 2018 consists of a welded assembly of brass rods resembling a scaffolding constructed around a found object that hoists an accumulation of twisted braided saffron fabric referred to as ‘Rubia 5m wide’ used in the ubiquitous and often sacred practice of turban tying in South Asia. Rajinder’s practice is dedicated to the vulnerability of the body and its pain, hidden behind the gestures and movements of worship. His sculptures reflect his enquiries into the power of ritual action in the construction of the social body and the ways the human body unfolds around various topographic and symbolic borders.

MediumFabric, brass rods and found object
Dimensions Object size, 85 x 35 x 40 cm
Credit LineIMMA Collection: Purchase, 2021
Item NumberIMMA.4235
Copyright For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].
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Rajinder Singh, UNTITLED (MAGICAL BEING), 2018, Fabric, brass rods and found object, Object size, 85 x 35 x 40 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Purchase, 2021

For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected].

  • About the Artist

    • About the Artist

    Rajinder Singh

    Rajinder Singh studied engineering in the UK and then Fine Art in Singapore. His paintings, installations, photography, video and performance works explore ideas around the vulnerable body and its pain, interrogating the economies of power that deny it space and shape. Often focused on the power of ritual action in the construction of the social body, his practice explores the ways the human body unfolds around various topographic and symbolic borders.

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    Artworks by Rajinder Singh

    UNTITLED (prayer forms)

    UNTITLED (prayer forms) Rajinder Singh 2019

    My Sister’s Coven

    My Sister’s Coven Rajinder Singh 2019