Nutmeg & Mace

Nutmeg & Mace

ION Orchard, 2009

The iconic ION Orchard sculpture connects the mall's building site with its past as a nutmeg plantation—a reminder that present-day social spaces are enriched by histories and collective memories. A symbol of trade prosperity, the nutmeg is celebrated as the only tropical fruit that bears two distinct flavors—both nutmeg and mace are extracted from a single seed.