Every society across the world has a mythical concept of the Tree of Life,” says Paul Abraham. Unknowingly, the conversation with the founder of the Sarmaya Arts Foundation brings back visuals of a green-hued Loki played by Tom Hiddleston holding together the strands of a mythical tree. This inherent and binding connection between nature, art, science and life in general is key to the latest exhibition, In The Dappled Light, that opens at the Fort gallery tomorrow.

“Nature has been part of our existence in so many ways. An inspiration of art, a source of much of our medicine and health, resource for shelter and weather,” Abraham points out. The curator chose to address this spectrum through the lens of visual art. “We took three broad themes — nature in art, nature in science, and nature in spirituality. All of these are expressed in visual arts in our collection,” he says. The works, some dating back to the 16th Century, are brought together in a concept by the design practice, Pavitra Rajaram Design.