Phuan Thai Meng’s art ponders on life decisions and its consequences

'I look at how family and social structures have changed and continue to change. It is interesting to tease out different social patterns and trace the trajectories that different people take, such as how and why they choose to work or study abroad,' says Phuan. Photo: The Star/M.Azhar Arif

When Phuan Thai Meng first got to planting all over his home and studio, the plants were indistinguishable from each other. But along the way, they branched out into different versions of themselves.

Some stretched to the sky, reaching up to the sun; while others sent out feelers in all horizontal directions, quite happy to be firmly grounded in the ways of the world.