Nature Morte is pleased to present “The Human Forest,” an exhibition of 17 new works on paper by Jyoti Singh. The works continue the artist’s ongoing exploration of the relationship between humans and ideas of the forest, tracing intersections between urban spaces and natural environments.

Singh’s works convey moments where built forms, landscapes and living beings converge, proposing a poetic and interconnected ecology, in which humans, animals, plants, and structures coexist, overlap, and transform into one another. Nature and the human-made world exist in a state of uneasy coexistence. What may initially appear as carefully constructed spaces of comfort and control are gradually revealed as fragile illusions, ultimately governed by natural forces beyond human authority.

Singh describes her medium as Aqua Ink, an amalgamation of watercolour and ink that brings together monochromatic contours and layered ecosystems. Throughout these works, the surface grows dense and entangled with the movement of figures, vines, branches, and water, forming immersive worlds. For Singh, humans are not positioned outside nature but become creatures within it, learning to coexist through the rhythms, complexities, and quiet balance of the forest.

In Singh’s mystical world, the sky, the lake, and the eagle are not merely visual elements but metaphors for the mind, the soul, and the searching human spirit. Birds, fish, phoenixes, trees, buildings, houses, and human figures intertwine to form dense visual environments that mirror the layered complexity of both external landscapes and inner psychological worlds.

About the Artist

Jyoti Singh (born in 1992, Hyderabad, India) received her BFA in Painting (2019) and MFA in Painting (2021) from the Government Institute of Fine Art, Indore. She lives and works in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Singh works primarily with watercolour and ink on paper, a medium she describes as Aqua Ink. Her practice is intuitive and process-driven, allowing forms to emerge organically rather than through pre-planned compositions.

Selected exhibitions include Space 118 Art Foundation (2025) and the Kochi Students’ Biennale (2018). Her awards include the Silver Award at the Keshav Art Foundation Annual Art Exhibition (2022–23) and the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Rupankar Kala Puraskar & Pradarshani (2022).