Deer Lam

Title
Deer Lam
Year/Period
2001
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 123.0 x 33.0 x 83.0 cm
Accession No.
2022-00895
Credit Line
Collection of National Gallery Singapore. © Estate of Mohammad Din Mohammad

Mohammad Din Mohammad (1955–2007) was an artist, traditional healer, guru silat (Malay martial arts master), writer, and collector of Southeast Asian artefacts. His was above all a Sufi mystic, and this mystical and ascetic form of Islam deeply informed all aspects of his life and art. This assemblage is also part of a larger installation conceived by Mohammad Din Mohammad in 2001 titled Pyramid of Soul: Celebrating Alif.