New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- In Abul Hisham's Man Near the Wall, a solitary figure stands against a forbidding wall, his back towards the viewer. On either side of this central panel are two wooden pillars, standing like sentinels. This work is part of Shrines, Hisham's solo show at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Delhi, which depicts a different stage of his artistic practice. The large paintings have an unusual architectural form, with the main panel mounted on arched wooden carvings invoking temple architecture, and flanked by totemic pillars on either side. There are carved figures on the pillars resembling a procession of people moving in a queue.

This shift to three-format sculptural forms is a result of a residency at Rijksakademie wh...