Together sculpture

Public Art: Together sculpture

Sculptor: © Osman bin Mohammad

Description:

Date Unveiled: 1988

Location: The Together sculpture is located near Percival Road, Fort Canning Park, Singapore.

Inscription:

TOGETHER

by Mr Osman bin Mohammad

Brunei Darussalam

This sculpture completed on 31 Aug 1988 is a project of ASEAN sculptural symposium

Background to the ASEAN Sculpture Symposium: ASEAN Sculpture Symposium was established in 1981 with the aim of “promoting a sense of community among sculptors of member countries whose works of art will be visible symbols of regional cooperation.” The ASEAN Sculpture Symposium lasted six summits, the final being in Manila in 1989.

The Singapore Committee On Culture & Information (COCI) held the first symposium in Singapore between March 27th and May 10th, 1981. Five sculptors from each member country were asked to produce a five-meter tall sculpture which was later displayed at Singapore’s Fort Canning Park. The Indonesian sculptor, But Muchtar, contributed a sculpture called “Unity”; The Malaysian sculptor, Arifin Mohamad Ismail, contributed a fibreglass work called “Taning Sari” (which sadly disintegrated in the harsh weather and was later replaced by this sculpture “Augury“; The Filipino sculptor, Napoleon Veloso Abueva, contributed “Fredesvinda”; Thai sculptor, Vichai Sithiratu, contributed “Concentration” and Singaporean sculptor, Ng Eng Teng, produced “Balance”.