This is it: An amazing art exhibition on shipping containers in Delhi

WIP (Work in Progress) is a month-long exhibition opening on February 1 at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Tughlakabad, the largest dry port in Asia. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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WIP (Work in Progress) is a month-long exhibition opening on February 1 at the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Tughlakabad, the largest dry port in Asia. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The parking lot of ICD will be transformed into an art hub using around 100 shipping containers. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The space will be turned into a massive exhibition space which will see artists making the containers their own by painting the outside in their distinct style whilst exhibiting their works inside, in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The project is part of a street art festival curated by Delhi-based organisation St+Art India Foundation. It will be on throughout February. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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Helmed by Arjun Bahl, Akshat Nauriyal, Giulia Ambrogi, Hanif Kureshi, Pierre Guyot and Thanish Thomas among others, the festival’s latest venture — the ICD — is titled “WIP (Work in Progress): The Street Art Show”. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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It is in collaboration with the Container Corporation of India, and has used as its canvas the parking lot of the 55-acre depot, where close to 2,000 containers are handled every day by over 10,000 employees. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The organisers believe in using art as an intervention to redefine public spaces, especially lesser known areas of the city. Hence, the idea to redefine the neighbourhood of Okhla. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The project involves 25 artists working in small batches. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)

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The project is part of a street art festival curated by Delhi-based organisation St+Art India Foundation. It will be on throughout February. (Sanjeev Verma/ HT Photo)