Sculpture: wooden whatsit
A leaf? An upside-down teardrop? A free-standing vulva on a pedestal? another artistic contribution to Fort Canning Hill.
A leaf? An upside-down teardrop? A free-standing vulva on a pedestal? another artistic contribution to Fort Canning Hill.
This is at the base of Fort Canning Hill, next to Park Mall. I think water should spew from the dragons’ mouths into the shallow basin below, but it wasn’t turned on the day we were there.
This is in the Yunnan Garden. Can you identify it? I can’t.
The little guys have been busy; this sand castle wasn’t there yesterday. In fact, it poured rain yesterday, so this structure dates from sometime last evening. Not bad!
Two pictures from my morning walk. They were perched on the fence beside the man-made river that keeps this part of Singapore from reverting to a swamp. These are different from the one I photographed last time – these are white collared kingfishers, smaller, with black beaks. They seem to hang out in pairs or […]
This structure is a the apex of Fort Canning Hill. I like it, especially the big bronze knobs on the door and the arched shape. It looks like a link to Portuguese or Spanish architecture, perhaps an antique fort entrance. Turns out it’s a garage.
This sculpture is at the apex of the sculpture garden. I understand that crescents are important in Islamic imagery, and are parts of the flags of Singapore and Malaysia. But would you want this one dominating the horizon? The artist took a naturally graceful shape and turned it into something that looks like it came […]
Two views and two drastically different exposure settings: That’s the side view. Below, the full frontal: You can also see another reddish metal sculpture behind it, that looks like a play structure.
I like this one, but then I’ve got a soft spot for smooth shiny things: