The blurred lines between faith and superstition are reflected through artwork during "Mu Te Lu: Ilmu Teluh", which is running at SAC Gallery, until May 6.
The exhibition's title refers to an activity of belief that can range from practising a faith, worshipping a deity, or praying in private to attending a ceremony. The term is widely used in today's society but some people question if it has more to do with blind faith.
For this exhibition, four artists render their interpretation of faith through different fields of work -- jewellery design, architecture, graphic design and ceramic art. They create a dialogue through the dynamics of belief mixed with contemporary perspectives.
A sculpture by Jun Sekino. photos courtesy of SAC Gallery
On display are bracelets shaped from 0 to 9 by Noon Passama, sacred vertical-horizontal wooden frame sculptures by Jun Sekino, adaptive patterns of Thai talismans by Pelagan S, and insect amulets by Eiair. Their works reflect the outline of beliefs that exist in society and present the sacred objects that reflect both needs and expectations. Embedded in these objects are greed, passion, lust or a mere desire for spiritual comfort.
The artists have transformed the worship of sacred things, talisman tattooing, and the symbolic system into new imagery and assimilated it into daily life.
In the end, we may find faith requires no appearance, authority, power or even divinity, nor may it exist in response to desire, insecurity, or even a ritual and worship. But it may only require an answer to the question of what drives us humans nowadays.
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An acrylic on canvas by Pelagan S. SAC Gallery
