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Ju Mings’ permanent works feature by Lianhe Zaobao
13 May 2021
Public art is often described as the “calling card” of a city. While silent in form, these works shape how visitors and residents remember and experience urban space.
In Singapore, public sculptures and installations are embedded within the rhythm of daily life, appearing in business districts, residential areas, and transit spaces. They do not demand attention, but instead slowly reveal themselves through movement, time, and repetition.
Among these works are Ju Ming’s permanent sculptures installed at The Metropolis, where his signature “Living World” figures engage with the surrounding architecture and public space. The works invite viewers to encounter stillness within a highly commercial urban environment.
Rather than functioning as monuments, these sculptures act as pauses within the city, moments where form, movement, and environment briefly align.
Through this lens, public art becomes less about display and more about dialogue: between artwork and architecture, between city and memory, between silence and presence.