'Lost In The World' by Jagjit Kaur

'Lost In The World' by Jagjit Kaur

Opening: 1 Apr 2022, 17:00 - 19:00

2 Apr 2022 – 14 May 2022

About This Exhibition

Jagjit Kaur is a Leicester based artist, commonly working in painting and collage. Her practice explores identity, whether relating to religion, gender or culture, drawing on her Indian and Sikh heritage. With a magpie-like eye, Jagjit pieces together images that combine fashion editorials, Indian watercolours, and party decorations to tell personal stories.

Hindu myth tells of a serpent named Shesha. It is said that when he uncoils, time moves forward, and creation takes place; when he coils back, the universe ceases to exist. We shed old versions of ourselves as we come to terms with trauma and change like the snake. While visiting the Leicestershire Collection, Jagjit researched taxidermy and was reminded of Miss Havisham's house, sad, wistful, yet beautifully preserved. In response, Jagjit has produced a series of paintings, accompanied by clay animals made by the local community and display cases from the Collection. Butterflies, foxes, and birds take form in the space in brown, blue and silver. Making artwork like a diary entry, Jagjit creates to make sense of her inner world, inviting us to do the same.

About Our Programme

'Archive Fever' consists of four solo visual art exhibitions alongside a programme of creative workshops for visitors and young people. Joanne Masding, Jagjit Kaur, Dan Cowlam and Katie Schwab will each produce new work in response to the items held in the Leicestershire Museums Collection. The artists will select objects and reproductions from the Collection alongside the new artwork. The Collection features items relating to the county's history, including; Victorian costume, 1970s Action Man and Neolithic stone axes.