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Joyous Rivers, Elsie Yu, 1987 commission: Singapore Airlines location: Marina Bay, near Ritz Carlton Hotel « go previous go to next » go back to list

text of the label affixed to the work:

A sculpture to commemorate the successful completion of the cleanup of the Singapore River/Kallang Basic Catchment sponsored by Singapore Airlines This sculpture, Joyous Rivers, epitomizes the eternal flow of live-giving water. Meandering and interlocking patterns of rivers and catchments are captured on its base, whilst joyous, dancing waves, frozen in motion, portray the abstract form of mass celebration of a happy event. The waves surge forward in one direction, at a 60 degree angle in one direction, symbolizing Singaporeans striving with one common purpose towards a better tomorrow. Night lights enliven the liquid forms with an animated, shimmering glow. 2 Sep 1987

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