Cut, Ground by Ang Song Nian

The exhibition observes a routine yet often-overlooked cycle of urban maintenance in Singapore: the

trimming of roadside trees. Reflecting on these tree-trimming rituals as gestures of care and regeneration,

the presentation traces the journey of cut branches, twigs, and leaves – collected, processed by a chipper,

and reduced into mulch, which is returned to the soil to support future growth.

Through moving image and installation, "Cut, Ground" isolates a specific moment with this cycle: the

release of fragments from the chipper. Detached from their usual context, what is typically understood as