Inspired by the birth of his daughter, Hasnul Saidon explores cycles of growth and reproduction in this artwork. The motif of the circle, which symbolises the conception of life, wholeness and eternity, lies at the heart of In the Precious Garden and manifests several ways. Drawing from the texts of 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi and 11th-century philosopher Abdul Qadir Jilani, Saidon inscribed a text-poem that invites multiple interpretations in ink on a circular cloth that in its symmetry, assumes a mandala-like configuration. In this arrangement, viewers may access the artwork at a point of their choosing and read the text without a prescribed introduction or conclusion. As viewers amble around the cloth, they trace the circular path of its circumference, thereby also participating in the artwork’s cyclicality.Placed along the cloth’s perimeter, three television screens feature three video collages, each nearly an hour long, where text is overlaid on images of tree branches, abstract forms, fetal imagery and photographs of the artist’s loved ones.Within each monitor, two smaller circles moving at different speeds suggest spheres orbiting through the three screens, evoking manifold metaphysical dimensions. Looping at 5 minutes per revolution and 25 seconds per revolution respectively, the spheres enact a cyclical, infinite pattern, and highlight Hasnul’s fractal treatment of time, which harks back to proportions found in nature.