Dilal Singh

My art practice takes an empirical view on social and political issues, as a second-generation Scottish Indian, born and raised in Edinburgh, I have often found myself on the periphery of society as an observer rather than a participant. This isolation allowed me to see and understand why I was made to feel like this and make me aware of many other people who have been made to feel marginalised. My work is a response to this, by scrutinising the wider structures that control the societies we live in today. I Focus on Male mental health (Toxic Masculinity), Capitalism and the Environment which I believe are intrinsic to the traditional ideologies that are beginning to be broken down and re imagined on a global scale. I want my artwork to help viewers see change is possible within these structures, and to encourage a change of habits which will allow for these changes to be implemented into society. I use painting, printmaking and sculpture, to express the deconstruction and reconstruction of these societal structures and to express a free form of thinking, to encourage people to act differently in society to help reduce social inequalities.