Five Minutes Past Midnight

The colours and composition of 'Five Minutes Past Midnight' are symbolic. The browns reflects the rust and decay, the reds symbolises the blood on the hands of Union Carbide as the worst industrial disaster, in Bhopal, happened under their watch. Hints of gold symbolise money and profit.

Despite the MIC (methly isocyanate) gas (used in the production of pesticide) cloud being colourless, it was important to give a sense of gas in the painting. The grey and white cloudlike swirls represent the deadly gas.

Five Minutes Past Midnight

Toxic tentacles silently, entering homes, through open windows, under doors. Nothing could get in the way of the gas seeking it's prey. Thousands of people lost their lives so Union Carbide could survive its loss in profits. Profit v human loss, greed v human need, lessons need to be learnt so no more people get burnt and hurt.