Identical sister artists The Singh Twins have Snape Maltings show
The artworks have been chosen from The Singh Twins' Slaves of Fashion exhibition.Awarded the MBE for their contribution to UK art, the British-born identical twins - who live near Liverpool - draw on their Indian heritage and western culture for inspiration.The show explores the legacies of empire through the history of textiles.
"We'd like people to take away the key messages of our work - in this case, the history of colonialism and how that needs to be redressed," said Rabindra Singh."It also looks at how the legacies of empire still have visibility in the modern world, whether you're talking about attitudes to race, debates around colonial cultural ownership, for example."Her sister continued: "Wherever you come from, whichever your background is, there will be something in your background you'll be able to relate to."
The free exhibition opened on 10 May and has been carefully curated by Devi Singh, who has worked in Suffolk's art world for years and has long been an admirer of the sisters' contemporary style."They tell a story that requires an element of concentration, but what's great about it is that you can look at the work and not see something and then come back and see something new, over and over again," she said. "The detail is exquisite."
Snape Maltings is run by the charity Britten Pears Arts, which promotes cultural offerings. The charity originated from the Lowestoft-born composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, the singer Peter Pears."We feel it's a real coup that they [The Singh Twins] accepted our invitation to come and show here," said the charity's Harry Young."It's part of our invitation to broaden our programme and to hopefully make it appeal to a more diverse audience."It's thrilling for us to have the work here."
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