Before it became the bane of general physicians all around, salt was the key to India’s culture and resistance. Salt Lines, the solo debut of artist duo, Hylozoic/Desires (Himali Singh Soin, David Soin Tappeser) reimagines the Inland Customs Line — a 4000 km hedge from Punjab to Orissa, made of thorny plants — created by the British Empire to enforce its oppressive salt tax.

Hylozoic/Desires, I and Thou, 2024, print on aluminium. Pics Courtesy/artists, Dr bhau daji lad Museum