Celestial Earth
Artist:
Sun Yu Li Text of label:
Celestial Earth
This sculpture, entitled 'Celestial Earth', comprises the two elementary forms: a square cored from teh centre of a circular frame. This embodies the Confucian philosophy of square within, circle without [Chinese characters for same].
The 'square' depicts a focused aim grounded in firm principles, while the 'circle' conveys consideration for others.
Sculptor Sun Yu-li
Patron:
Urban Redevelopment Authority
entry:
Very effective piece, given plenty of room by the URA. This is a space that actually allows the sculpture some room to do its stuff, which it does quite effectively.
The URA is another hotbed of 'labelism'. There is another Sun Yu Li inside the building (and so not included on these pages) which has a much longer label, however the placement is such that you bump your head against the sculpture if you try and read the label.
First Placed in Singapore:
1999
Current Location:
URA Centre, Maxwell Rd - Add new comment
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Comments
Square within, Circle outside
Square within, Circle outside. A wonderful description of how we should live:
For Inside, we are grounded, principled, and firm like a square is; but those of us who live together with others, ought not to be square, but round, in order to turn toward all, to bend, to be flexible, considerate.
And that is how civil servants like the city planners have to be. Its wonderful that it is this that greet the city planner each day they walk through their main door, in service to community. Colin Lauw