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Peranakan Botany
Native and Edible Plants from China and South East Asia, 1 February - 1 May 2020

Peranakan Botany: Native and Edible Plants from China and South East Asia

Past exhibition
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A Straightforward Guide to Bean Counting, Parkia speciosa (Petai), 2020
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A Straightforward Guide to Bean Counting, Parkia speciosa (Petai), 2020 Framing
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A Straightforward Guide to Bean Counting, Parkia speciosa (Petai), 2020

124 x 252 x 4 cm
48 7/8 x 99 1/4 x 1 5/8 in
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Fire Sparks Us, Stillness Sustains Us, Manihot esculenta (Cassava root), 2020
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Fire Sparks Us, Stillness Sustains Us, Manihot esculenta (Cassava root), 2020
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Fire Sparks Us, Stillness Sustains Us, Manihot esculenta (Cassava root), 2020
  • A Straightforward Guide to Bean Counting, Parkia speciosa (Petai)
Framing: Archival Print on Diasec Tru Life. Paper: Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag. Not all that can be counted, should be counted. Or counted in the way that you are...
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Framing: Archival Print on Diasec Tru Life.
Paper: Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag.

Not all that can be counted, should be counted. Or counted in the way that you are familiar with.

When it comes to complex issues like climate change, using simple numbers distracts us from the complexity. The moral obligation of humanity to take care of our most precious resource, our ancestral home, our planet, the mother that gave us life, cannot be measured.

Parkia speciosa (petai), is a large tree plant in the Fabaceae family native to Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, peninsular Thailand and the Philippines (Palawan). The Petai tree bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds which have a rather peculiar pungent smell.

Far from your innocent sweet green peas, Petai beans reveals their presence, power and pungency. These beans will leave their odor inside your mouth and body for days, similar to asparagus.
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