Lim Leong Seng
Indian Immigrant
Bronze
59x23x15cm
3/6
2003
Price on request
From 1825, Singapore began receiving Indian labourers from British India to assist with the labour shortage and development requirements in the colony. Among the roads built by convicts were North and South , Serangoon Road and Keppel Road. Cavenagh Bridge was the last major project undertaken by Indian convict labour in 1869. By 1873, when the system of convict labour ended in Singapore, the convicts were either sent to other colonies, given freedom to settle in Singapore or repatriated. Instead of returning to India, many who had savings went into business and bought landed property, while some sought employment with the Public Works Department.
Source: Singapore Infopedia
Lim Leong Seng is famous for his sculptures of iconic figures during key historical periods of old singapore. Collaborating closely with the Public Arts Trust by the National Arts Council, Lim Leong Seng had conceptualised numerous life size sculptures can be found all around our island.
Lim Leong Seng has also created sculptures out of repurposed everyday objects. One of which includes a piece titled “New Era” in 1976. It was remade in 2022 and exhibited at the show “Nothing is Forever: Rethinking Sculpture in Singapore” organised by the National Gallery Singapore. Mr Lim also had a book launch titled “Lim Leong Seng: Journey from the Wilderness” at the National Gallery Singapore during November 2022.
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