Art Now: Hylozoic/Desires
Interesting exhibition at Tate Britain featuring a video installation by Hylozoic/Desires. Hylozoic/Desires are two artists Himali Singh Soin & David Soin Tappeser and in this work they examine the legacy of the Salt Line, a planted hedge grown by the British Empire in the Indian subcontinent between 1840 and 1880 which separated the British-occupied Bengal Presidency from independent states to prevent smuggling and enforce the British monopoly on salt. The work consisted of a video, interesting display on the floor, which you viewed from a platform, alongside a piece of scenery used in the video. It was beautifully filmed and blended archive material and an imagined narrative. I had seen another work on the same theme by these artists at Somerset House earlier this year so this added to that experience. Closed 25 August 2025