Birender Yadav

"I think my work is between art and activism—a kind of silent protest. I make what I see."

Birender Yadav is a multi-disciplinary artist who experiments with various media including painting, sculpture, photography, installation, etching, found objects, and man-made objects, as well as live documentation. Influenced by his early experiences as the son of a blacksmith working in a coal mine, his works often draw attention to the issues of class hierarchies and the plight of the working class. Using gunpowder extracted from matchsticks as his primary medium, Yadav explores the complexities of class and identity while performing a commentary on power structures extant in contemporary socio-political structures.