Tree of Life V: Landscape of the Psychology of the Mind. Sculpture Square, Singapore 2010

This sculptural installation, “Tree of Life V,” is a continuation of my exploration about the transience of life that I have been pursuing in my “Tree of Life” series, which delves into concerns over time, origin and memories. “Tree of Life III” refers to the physical domain and how the body defends and heals. “Tree of Life IV” refers to the external environment as an inspiration for the nurturing processes of life. In “Tree of Life V,” I take the journey inward, into the psychological landscape of the mind, referring to the way that we cope, code and recollect our experiences.

How do we perceive, connect and experience and then store those experiences into memories? What does memory mean in relation to the transience of our being as we age, forget and ultimately die; and what does it mean as memory changes and evolves through new experiences into a new memory, in a state of constant flux as it passes from person-to-person, building up the branches of human history. This trace of branches interested me and led me toward a correlation with the branches of neurons inside our brain.