An ongoing research project, LAMENT H.E.A.T asks: Can memories of subjugation in Malaya’s colonial past be reconciled with through rituals of listening mediated by technology? Can contemporary art hosted within the museum become that remarkable place for reconciliation?

_{[1] Dia, Priyageetha. “LAMENT H.E.A.T — Priyageetha Dia.” priyageethadia.com. Accessed November 9, 2023. https://priyageethadia.com/LAMENT-H-E-A-T.}

"TURBINE TROPICS marks the first iteration of a new ongoing series, where Priyageetha Dia extends her fieldwork to reflect the role of imaginaries on extractive capitalism and Southeast Asian plantation narratives. While plantation corporatism forms a core tenet in her exploration, access to these plantation grounds is often elusive. These areas remain invisible to the public eye and away from scrutiny. Yet monoculture plantation industries provide a potent lens for understanding the underlying geopolitical currents that collide and entangle within these spaces. Integrating Homi K. Bhabha's liminality theory within this postcolonial context, Dia posits the rubber plantation as a liminal space, wherein it is neither wholly natural nor entirely artificial; rather, these plantation spaces exist in a state of constant upheaval and transformation." [2]

_{[2] Dia, Priyageetha. “Turbine Tropics.” Cargocollective.com, 2018. https://files.cargocollective.com/c912666/TURBINE-TROPICS_Text.txt.}