Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale | A Private Viewing

Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale | A Private Viewing

SOAS Gallery and the Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies would like to welcome you to a private viewing of Karl Singporewala: Cosmos, Memory, Scale. Join us for a drinks reception and preview of the exhibition before it opens to the general public from 9 October – 13 December 2025.

About the Exhibition

The 2025 SOAS Artist-in-Residence Fellowship of the Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies presents a new major solo exhibition of Karl Singporewala’s sculptural interpretations linked to Zoroastrian symbolism.

This exhibition delves into the rich visual language of Zoroastrian motifs and iconography, and features large-scale installations with new and past artworks from Singporewala’s catalogue. The show offers fresh interpretations on heritage, memory and material culture through architectural installations and new artworks developed during his fellowship at the institute. In collaboration with the curatorial team, the exhibition will also showcase a number of historic objects on loan from cultural institutions and private collectors which have helped frame the context of the show.

The curatorial team:

· Nafiseh Ansari (SOAS MPhil Student, History, Religions and Philosophies)

· Dominika Miriam Chmielewska (SOAS student, BA World Philosophies)

· Imogen Edwards (Executive Officer, SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies)

· Mariano Errichiello (Co-Chair and Executive Director, SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies)

· Danielle Khleang (SOAS student, MA History of Art and Archaeology)

· Shiva Mihan (Assistant Keeper, British Museum)

· Yousef Moradi (Research Fellow, SOAS)

· Asmara Rabier (SOAS student, MA Curating Cultures)

· Karl Singporewala (Inaugural Artist-in-Residence, SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies)

· Athena Valdes (SOAS Communications Intern)

Special thanks to the following organisations which have supported the exhibition:
The British Institute of Persian Studies
The British Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Zeena Ralph Memorial Trust
Theatre Centre
Creative Crawley
Champion 3D
Cake Industries
Royal West of England Academy of Art

About the Artist

Karl Singporewala RWA RIBA (b.1983) is a UK based architect and Royal Academician at the Royal West of England Academy of Art. BA (Hons) De Montfort University Leicester, M.Arch University of Brighton (where he was nominated for the Royal Institute of British Architects Silver

Medal in 2007), he completed his architectural training at the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, UCL. His work has received over twenty international art and architecture awards.

His artistic practice bridges architectural and sculptural disciplines, with his works often exploring themes of identity, materiality, and the enduring tensions between tradition and modernity. His architecture studio, Karl Singporewala + the design bureau (founded in 2024), currently has projects in London, Brighton, Bristol, Manchester and Crawley.

Singporewala’s artwork is held in the RWA Public collection and he has exhibited internationally, including at the Saatchi Gallery, Royal Academy of Arts, New York Institute of Technology and the Onassis Cultural Centre Athens.

Contact sspizs@soas.ac.uk for any questions. More information can be found here: Cosmos, Memory, Scale: The 2025 SOAS Artist-in-Residence Fellowship of the Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies | SOAS