Lim Leong Seng
School Time Memories
Bronze
19(h) x 18 x 41cm
2013
Edition 14/38
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Amoy Street was colloquially known as free School Street because of the Cui Ying Free School which was built in 1854. The first Anglo-Chinese School was also established in one of the shophouses along this street in 1886. This sculpture depicts a scene from the past at Amoy street, where students had fun indulging in their favourite past time “chapteh”.
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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