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| Keywords: anahata saga seeds kumari nahappan red south east asia singapore biennale 2013 singapore art museum singaporeartmuseum exhibition art installation public domain publicdomain Comprising more than 2,000 kg of saga seeds collected from across Southeast Asia, Anahata is a site-specific installation located in the heart of the Singapore Art Museum. In Hindu cosmology, the word refers to the fourth and 'heart' chakra, meaning "unstruck" or "unhurt". The idea of change is expressed here not as an active force or physical manifestation, but rather as sheer potential energy as embodied in the seed, which holds the life-force of an entire tree in its tiny kernel. The work recalls the history of the site as a former Catholic boys' school, a place where knowledge and learning were planted. Pulsing with the energy of thousands of seeds, Anahata intimates that the greatest power is that of pure possibility. Comprising more than 2,000 kg of saga seeds collected from across Southeast Asia, Anahata is a site-specific installation located in the heart of the Singapore Art Museum. In Hindu cosmology, the word refers to the fourth and 'heart' chakra, meaning "unstruck" or "unhurt". The idea of change is expressed here not as an active force or physical manifestation, but rather as sheer potential energy as embodied in the seed, which holds the life-force of an entire tree in its tiny kernel. The work recalls the history of the site as a former Catholic boys' school, a place where knowledge and learning were planted. Pulsing with the energy of thousands of seeds, Anahata intimates that the greatest power is that of pure possibility. | ||||
