A neon tiger sculpture on a glass table in the Holburne ballroom

Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman

Exhibition passed: 16 September 2024 – 12 January 2025

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Neon Dreams: Chila Kumari Singh Burman

The Holburne presents Neon Dreams, an installation by Chila Kumari Singh Burman, a contemporary British artist with a widely recognised practice shaped by popular media, history and punjabi cultural identity.

The Glowing Canopies (2023) – the artist’s largest individual neon work to date – lights up the facade of the museum. The multi-coloured neon work presents delicate creations in the shape of trees and bees, depicting a joyful explosion of vibrant colours.

Taking centre stage in the Ballroom is a three dimensional, life size sculpture, My Tiger Janu (2022), a reference to childhood memories of her father’s ice cream van, which was crowned with a magnificent Bengal tiger figurine in the 1960s.