(Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices

This exhibition at SOAS Gallery features works by 26 emerging and established artists from six South Asian countries, including newly commissioned pieces. With many of the artists exhibiting in London for the first time, (Un)Layering the Future Past of South Asia: Young Artists’ Voices provides a global platform for a new generation of South Asian artists spotlighting shared histories and resilience in the region.

Curated by Salima Hashmi and Manmeet K. Walia, the exhibition brings together artists from six countries—India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan, whose works explore urgent themes such as ecological fragility, gender justice, displacement, and political unrest. Through painting, sculpture, textiles, photography, video work and installation, the artists invite viewers to reflect on the region’s shared experiences and challenges. 

This is the first exhibition in London supported by The Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation, a beacon to promote emerging art and nurture young talent in India established by Dhoomimal Gallery, India.

More information: https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/unlayering-future-past-south-asia-young-artists-voices