Sculpturing Public Spaces

By Pan Yi Chieh

February 2020 FEATURE
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"City Walker" by Low Chee Peng. Photo: Low Chee Peng.
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FOLLOWING GEORGE TOWN’S listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the issue of public spaces has received much attention. Be it owned privately or publicly, public spaces allow for people to meet and engage in activities. These can be small corners at the end of streets, or they can be as big as parks. What marks public spaces off from wild spaces, it would seem, is the presence of art. In that sense, sculptures act as reminders of man’s interaction...

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Pan Yi Chieh

is a research analyst at Penang Institute who was born in Taiwan but now lives in Penang. She is proud to be nurtured by the two beautiful islands she regards as home.


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