Mixed-media collage 'Ghandi - Sikh Symbol' by Chila Kumari Burman, 2017, showing the Sikh Ghandi symbol in blue glitter on a mirrored silver background. The frame embellished with mirror pieces.

Burman focues on the Sikh Ghandi symbol, emblematic of the doctrine Deg Tegh Fateh. One of 29 works produced by Burman as a commission to accompany the Science Museum’s ‘Illuminating India’ season in 2017-18. The display featured representations of all religions indigenous to India. The works respond to objects and narratives in the history of science in India particularly to the exhibition ‘5000 Years of Science and Innovation’, as well as to the wider religious and cultural history of the sub-continent. This was Burman's first significant engagement with the history of science and medicine, with the works ranging across print, collage, photography and mixed-media, including experiments with iPad technology.