Pulse. Art in a Senseless World. SMU Arts Festival, Singapore 2008

‘I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.’
1 Corinthians 3:6

This work is about pulse or rhythm of life, which essentially comes from the sound of dripping water. The water comes from bowls hanging from the ceiling that drip at various rates; some fast and some slow; with the drops falling on different objects on a table. The sound is amplified through hidden multiple small microphones under the objects.  

I filled the bowls of different sizes with water and by using intravenous lines and the clamping valve mechanism, the rate is controlled at different speeds. The infusion lines become lifelines of the circulatory system in the city (the table set up) with its life sustaining water supply.

Since the constant dripping results in an accumulation of water on the table, I built a drainage system, which then feeds the plants on the floor and suggests an interconnected eco system.

I would like viewers to come to this installation and sit down, listen, and watch and maybe even go into meditative state and wake up to realize his or her own real pulse of life.