Elia Nurvista and Bagus Pandega's 'Nafasan Bumi' at Singapore Art Museum

The Singapore Art Museum hosts the collaborative exhibition 'Nafasan Bumi ~ An Endless Harvest' featuring artists Elia Nurvista and Bagus Pandega, which delves into the relationship between extraction and regeneration. Central to the exhibition is Pandega's kinetic sculpture 'L.O.O.P (Less Organic Operation Procedure)' (2026), showcasing nickel pieces on a 10-meter conveyor belt influenced by plant biofeedback, which drops them into a metal basin that produces gamelan-like sounds from music boxes on a Borneo hardwood slab. Other notable works include 'Gurat Lara (Scars)' (2026), a copper-coated face electroplated in nickel, and 'Fabric of the Earth' (2025), which creates miniature homes from mud sourced from the Sidoarjo disaster, emphasizing displacement. The exhibition reflects Indonesia's oil palm plantations and nickel mines, connecting to global extraction demands. The term 'nafasan bumi' translates to 'breath of the Earth' in Indonesian, encapsulating the tension between renewal and depletion.