Jacky Winter is pleased to present Best Before by Karan Singh.

In this work, temporary everyday objects are removed from circulation and given permanence. Enlarged and made in solid materials, they become sculptures that preserve what was never intended to last.

What interests Singh is the quiet power these objects carry. A price tag helps structure systems of value and exchange. A queue ticket organises strangers into a temporary social order. Others are small devices of efficiency or safety, functional tools that quietly support the routines of daily life. They are designed to serve a purpose for only a fleeting moment.

In this work, these modest objects are isolated, enlarged and crafted for permanence. What was once small, disposable and insignificant becomes monumental. Through scale and material, the works elevate these objects to the status of relics — a stark contrast to their role in everyday life.

Many of these objects share an unusual relationship with fate. Manufactured in vast quantities, they travel through systems of production and distribution before eventually finding their way to an individual. For a brief moment, their purpose intersects with ours. Once that moment has passed, they fall out of circulation.

Despite their modest role, these objects possess a striking visual clarity. Their forms are shaped entirely by function, yet they carry a quiet elegance born from efficiency and engineering. By preserving them, the work highlights the beauty and significance of objects that were never intended to last.

Karan Singh is an artist and illustrator based in Melbourne. His work explores the banality of everyday objects, elevating them through colour, form and scale. Working across print, sculpture, and installation, his practice considers how we attach meaning to the ordinary through memory, ritual, and use