2007 Book
In 2007, her book of caption-less photographs 'Go Away Closer' was published by Steidl Verlag. The India-release was held at the Literati book outlet in Candolim, in February 2007.
Says a media mention of "Go Away Closer": "Singh’s visual compositions don’t give much away, not least because they are accompanied by no tagging, but also because the subjects defy immediate identification." Together with the exhibition is a small publication of the same name and which include 31 of these images.
Singh has said in an interview: "Black-and-white photography is the most fragile form of art. I want my images to be of historical interest to researchers in the future." Singh is seen as having chosen to work with the prestigious Frith Street Gallery, London. She controls her editions and she only publishes with the prestigious Steidl, a prominent publisher in literature and visual arts. As far as her work goes, there are only some 106 photographs in edition after 26 years of photography.
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