Septal Nectary
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2017 / Plants, water, food coloring, container, tools, wood, light, mixed media / 10 L x 4 W x 5 H ft (3 x 1,3 x 1,5 m) / Installation view from Brother Joseph McNally Gallery, LASALLE College, Singapore / Additional documentation: Cheryl Chiw, Denise Yap, Caterina Riva, Joel Chin
Over the course of one month, a collection of local Singapore plants and flowers changes its appearance through the process of decay in food colored water. The flowers are memoriam to the ones found in Vietnam, where “home” is located in foreign environments.
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The following documentations are in multiple stages of Septal Nectary over the one month duration.
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