The ''Dancing Girl'' is a sculpture in the
Seng Poh Garden in
Tiong Bahru, Singapore. It was the first public art piece in Tiong Bahru.
History
''Dancing Girl'' was sculpted by local sculptor
Lim Nang Seng
Lim Nang Seng (1917 - 17 November 1987) was a Singaporean sculptor. He sculpted the Merlion statue in Merlion Park.
Biography
Lim was born in 1917 in Singapore. Lim originally worked as a schoolteacher. Sculpting initially began as a hobby of his, ...
following an urgent commission from then member of parliament for Tiong Bahru,
Ch'ng Jit Koon, who wanted the
Seng Poh Garden to be given greater prominence.
As the commission was urgent, Lim chose to sculpt an abstract sculpture, featuring a girl doing a joyful harvest dance.
The sculpture costed $2,000 was sculpted in a carpark along
Orchard Road for two weeks, and was unveiled by then Minister for Interior and Defence
Lim Kim San.
However, Lim was not upset over the criticisms, as he believed that swans were auspicious birds, and thought that it was fine since he believed that those residents would think that the sculpture would bring prosperity to the estate.
The sculpture was included in the Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail by the
National Heritage Board.
References
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Buildings and structures in Singapore
Dance in art