Visual Arts

Jantung Pisang; Laut & Barat (Heart of the Banana Tree; Of the Sea and the West)

Name: Jantung Pisang; Laut & Barat (Heart of the Banana Tree; Of the Sea and the West)
Start: 2026-08-20
End: 2026-09-05
Location: Fashion Gallery, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Campus 2, 38 Bencoolenn Street, S(189654)

Organised by: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

Date:

20 Aug - 5 Sep 2026
Time:

Regular opening hours: 11am - 7pm
Extended hours on 21-23 August, 28-30 August, 4&5 September 2026: 11am - 10pm
Venue:

Fashion Gallery, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Campus 2, 38 Bencoolenn Street, S(189654)
Language:

English, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia

Website:

www.nafa.edu.sg/events/jantung-pisang-laut-barat-heart-of-the-banana-tree-of-the-sea-and-the-west

Admission:

Free Admission
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Synopsis:

Delve into the deep mythology and cultural phenomenology of a highly significant regional motif in a thought-provoking public installation.

Centred around the ubiquitous banana tree and its distinctive flower, this conceptual exhibition examines how this native plant has been intertwined with local celebrations, everyday domestic routines, and spiritual anxieties across lands separated by vast oceans.

Serving as an evocative ethnographic survey, the presentation traces the shared maritime links and primordial connections that bind coastal communities across the Southeast Asian seas, translating botanical geography into an enduring record of our lands.