“To be inspirational you don’t have to save lives or win medals. I often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary things: volunteers, carers, community organisers & good neighbours; unsung heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special. They are an inspiration to those who know them.”
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iQUEENY
Silkscreen print on cotton paper
500 x 700mm
Signed & numbered
Printer stamped
Ltd Ed.…
I was recently commissioned by National Archives UK to create some illustrations in response to an oral testimony from someone whose family was displaced in 1946 due to growing tensions in British India.
Dehra Dun Valley by PINS © Bhupinder Singh, 2022 / Pinspired by Iqbal’s aunt’s testimony.
The Partition of British India occurred in August 1947 when the British government withdrew from India after almost two hundred years of British rule.…
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Instant this
Instant that
No more waiting
Feeling crap
Patience lost
Fidgety thumbs
*Sends text
Mind runs
*No reply
Feeling dies
WTF
Textpectations rise
Stories spread
Butter on toast
Melting truth
Gossiping the most
Privacy lost
Never found
Rest in phone
Look around…
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Back in 2006-ish, I had just started out my clothing customisation hustle & had the opportunity to deliver custom workshops in various schools across East London. I remember that feeling of finding something I not only enjoyed doing myself, but loved to share / teach the vibes too.
Fast fwd to today & im back in East, linking up with Newham Libraries to deliver a series of t-shirt workshops across 10 libraries for their Summer Reading Challenge 2022, inspired by this year’s theme ‘Gadgeteers’.…
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I’ll be running a visual arts workshop at SOAS University of London part of their 2 day festival to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month.
Join me to co-create a live artwork in response to the ‘Journeys Of Empire’ theme. Through this collaborative effort, we hope to learn & share more about the past, & explore how it has shaped our present.…
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