Fire Safety for Singapore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Fire Safety
Artist: 
artist unknown
Patron: 
Singapore National Fire Prevention Council
First Placed in Singapore: 
2002
Current Location: 
Central Fire Station, in front of the Civil Defense Heritage Gallery
Label
Text of label: 

Fire Safety for Singapore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

This sculpture is proudly sponsored by the National Fire Prevention Council, in recognition of the fire fighters and rescuers wo risk their lives and go beyond the call of duty in protecng and saving lives and property for a safe and secure Singapore.

entry: 

There is a time capsure buried beneath the sculpture. Alas, as is the case with too many public sculptures, the base is poorly finished. Here part of the reason is the 'access hatch' that was built into the base of the sculpture for the time capsule. A third figure ('tomorrow'?) stands on the balcony above these two.

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Public Art I Observed...

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 14:42.

The public art I observed is called Fire Safety for Singapore - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (2002) by an unknown artist. Its patron is the Singapore National Fire Prevention Council. The current location is Central Fire Station, in front of the Civil Defense Heritage Gallery. This artwork functions to demonstrate the importance of fire safety. Contextually, the title of the work emphasizes Central Fire Station’s efforts to protect the city from any dangerous fire accident, as it means safety of yesterday, today and tomorrow is under their responsibility. The form of the sculptures seems to follow realism and naturalism, because the sculptures are depicted to represent realistic life-size human figures.