Sunhil Sippy's Haunting Photographs of Mumbai's Industrial East Coast
Sunhil Sippy's first solo exhibition, 'EASTWARD: explorations along Mumbai’s eastern seaboard,' at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in Mumbai, presents black-and-white photographs from a ten-year archive capturing the industrial landscapes of Mumbai's east coast. The images, selected from an unplanned archive, depict sites like the Sewri neighbourhood, Darukhana shipbreakers' yard, Navi Mumbai Airport construction, and Deonar slaughterhouse. Sippy, a London-born artist with a background in film and advertising who moved to Mumbai in 1995, approaches these landscapes with an outsider's ambivalence. His photographs reveal both environmental degradation and formal beauty, with titles that are merely generic locations, sometimes shared by multiple works. The exhibition runs through 15 July 2026.
Key facts
- Sunhil Sippy's first solo exhibition is at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai.
- The exhibition is titled 'EASTWARD: explorations along Mumbai’s eastern seaboard'.
- The photographs are selected from a ten-year archive of black-and-white shots.
- Sippy moved to Mumbai in 1995 and has a 20-year career in film and advertising.
- His grandparents owned a steel business in Mumbai.
- Works include images of Sewri, Darukhana, Navi Mumbai Airport, and Deonar slaughterhouse.
- The exhibition runs through 15 July 2026.
- The review was published in the Summer 2026 issue of ArtReview Asia.
Entities
Artists
- Sunhil Sippy
Institutions
- Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Mumbai
- London
- Sewri
- Darukhana
- Navi Mumbai Airport
- Deonar
- India