India, Dec. 28 -- Artist Prabhakar Pachpute has critically examined the impact of mining on both the environment and human lives for more than a decade. The exhibition Lone Runner's Laboratory presents panoramic landscapes, shaped through introspection while assimilating findings of visits to mines, mining and agricultural museums; farms and barren landscapes; farmers' protests, rallies, and demonstrations; and sustained conversations with miners and farmers. The show is a part of the Mumbai Gallery Weekend. In his one-man show after five years, he presents 30-plus sculptures and paintings made with unbaked clay, wood carvings, stone powder, and sleeper wood used for the railway tracks. "After a long pause reflecting on the minefields and dystopian landscapes I have created so far, I now turn inward anew, towards spaces shaped by haunting shadows, tempered by quiet optimism that invites introspection," said Pachpute....