Lim Leong Seng
Samsui Woman (B)
Bronze
58x22x41cm
AP3
2008
Price on Request
The Samsui women (named after Sanshui, Guangdong Province, China) were settlers who were driven by poverty to search for construction jobs in Singapore during the 1920s. Their lives were hard and frugal, living together in cramped conditions at upper Chin Chew Street. Whatever little money they earned, they would save for their families back home. Through their labour and sacrifices, they played a large role in Singapore’s early development as a modern nation.
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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