Pembungaan

Pembungaan

OUE Bayfront Plaza, 2011

‘Pembungaan’ means ‘blossoming’ in Malay, and as its name suggests, this monumental mural is an ode to the lushness of nature and its timeless rhythms.

Like the themes in her oeuvre, Kumari’s use of a local word for the artwork’s title imbues her work with a strong Southeast Asian identity.

It is a meditation on the eternal rhythm of nature, invoking its cyclical seasons—where each end is also the beginning of a new journey, from germination to fruition.

Inspired by the fleshy interior of the chili pepper and the maze of the nutmeg, the mural’s vegetal motifs weave a flowing design that moves like a wind-borne serenade from the façade of OUE@Bayfront into the building’s main lobby.