The Singing Bird - Art by Anirudh for I light Global

There are paintings that decorate walls, and there are paintings that carry worlds within them. This work by Anirudh, a New Delhi-based artist, belongs firmly to the second kind.

At first glance, it appears deceptively simple- a small bird perched on a vintage key against a soft sage-green background. But look longer, and the layers begin to speak.

“The key is no ordinary key. Its shaft is engraved with the words @i light global transforming an instrument of opening and unlocking into a declaration of purpose.”

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