This art exhibition in Mumbai dives into lesser-known parts of India's history

Updated On: 11 December, 2025 09:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar

History, poetry, art, and resistance find voice in the debut solo exhibition by Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser

A view of the 80-metre textile installation of Namak Halal/Namak Haram at Somerset House in London earlier in the year

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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