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The Singapore Botanic Gardens' landscapes are a living gallery for sculptures of various materials and created past local sculptors as well as artists from around the world. Many take generously donated and mark partnerships with nations, corporations, communities and individuals, making them an important slice of the Gardens' history. Explore these works of fine art with this start published guide to the sculptures of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, available for purchase at Gardens Shops (Tanglin Gate & Nassim Visitor Centre) and online.

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The Bookreader
Bull Frog
Chang Kuda
Chopin
Conversation - From Nature
Contract
Clock Belfry
Cranes
Ethnobotany Stone Murals
Fan Palm Fountain
Farfugium Fountain
Fifty Wings
Flight of Swans
Gaboon Viper
Geese
Girl on a Bicycle
Girl on a Swing
Hunter-Gatherer
Interactive Birds
Javan Cucumber Seed
Joy
Koi Pond Mural
Lady on a Hammock
Lepidodendron
Trivial Girl with Shell
Picayune Girl Swinging on Tree
Beloved in the Air
Mystree
Native Wild fauna
Nurturing
Our Rainforest Heritage Mural
Passing of Noesis
Saga Daum Tajan Seeds
Ocean Pong-Pong Seeds
Sundial
Sundials at the National Orchid Garden
Swing Me Mama
Swiss Granite Fountain
Tanglin Gate
Tandok-Tandok Seeds
Copse of Stone

The Singapore Botanic Gardens' landscapes are a living gallery for sculptures of diverse materials and created by local sculptors also equally artists from around the earth. Many take generously donated and mark partnerships with nations, corporations, communities and individuals, making them an of import slice of the Gardens' history. Explore these works of art with this first published guide to the sculptures of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, available for purchase at Gardens Shops (Tanglin Gate & Nassim Company Centre) and online.

Sculpture Proper name	Sculpted by Material Installed/donated on Located at
Tanglin Gate The metal gates of the Tanglin gate archway are embellished with motifs inspired by the woody climber,Phanera kockiana. Set up confronting a backdrop of lush greenery, including a magnificent mature Pelting Tree(Samanea saman), visitors who enter the Gardens through this sculptural piece are greeted past a complementary alloy of nature and art.	ENG SIAK LOY cast aluminium Installed in 2006 Located at the Tanglin entrance

Koi Pond Mural A massive mural composition of intricate details carved by 20 Balinese rock workers, depicting a variety of flora and fauna, including the symbol of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Sealing Wax Palm(Cyrtostachys renda). Spot other features such equally various species of Plumeria, include the Chinese Egret(Egretta eulophotes), a rare migrant in Singapore, and the Oriental Pied Hornbill(Anthracoceros albirostris).	ENG SIAK LOY Indonesian brexi stone Installed in 2005 Located nearly the Tanglin Gate, at entry area into the Phytology Centre

The Bookreader Placed in a repose spot outside of the Library of Botany and Horticulture, The Bookreader depicts a life-sized adult female seated on a bench, enjoying her book in peace.	JONATHAN MHONDOROHUMA springstone Installed in 2006 Located in front of the Library of Botany and Horticulture

Swing Me Mama The slice portrays a mother swinging her child, a scene inspired by the artist's experience of playing with his ain child.	DOMINIC BENHURA springstone Donated by the Rotary Club of Singapore, 1999 Located about the Victorian Gazebo at Swan Lake

Flight of Swans Placed in the eye of the lake, the bronze swans in this work appear to be taking flying from the surface of the h2o.	ENG SIAK LOY bronze Installed in 2006 Located at Swan Lake

Geese Near The Dell at the northeastern end of Swan Lake, visitors tin can discover this gaggle of Geese. When beginning donated in 1995, information technology was placed in front end of Burkill Hall, it was gifted to the Gardens every bit a congratulatory piece at the opening of the National Orchid Garden. In 1996, it was relocated to Swan Lake.	UNKNOWN Creative person Donated by Tan Jiew Hoe, 1995 Located at Swan Lake

Joy The smooth and elongated sculpture depicts a female parent gazing with honey at her child as she holds her high in the air. This tender moment, shared between a mother and her kid, expresses the timeless and ineffable nature of honey and the joys of maternity.	RUTH BLOCH statuary Donated past a Friend of the Gardens, 2005 Located on Lawn East

Chang Kuda Chang Kuda portrays a group of vi boys - captures the dynamic motion of the game, with well-crafted details showing the varied postures and facial expressions- playing the childhood game by the same proper name, which is also known as encang kuda. This piece was sculpted past local self-taught pioneer artist and Cultural Medallion recipient Chong Fah Cheong. Chang Kuda is a nostalgic sculpture that encapsulates the simple joy and freedom of childhood.	CHONG FAH CHEONG bronze Donated by Asia Pacific Breweries, 2011 Located on Lawn E

Sundial The Sundial was designed and sculptedby Ursula Holttum, wife of former assistant director of the gardens Eric Holttum in 1929. The sundial is elevated on a four-sided pedestal, with each side depicting a different carved figure. Two figures represent Male parent Time and Death, while the identities of a robed woman and a turbaned male person property a candle or lanterns are unknown. Information technology is inscribed with the statement that "What chiliad seekest is but a shadow".	URSULA HOLTTUM metallic and concrete Installed in 1929 Located in the Sundial Garden

Swiss Granite Fountain The brawl component took Swiss sculptor Ueli Fausch three months to sculpt past manus. It weighs 700 kg and fits perfectly into a 3-tonne basal cake and is kept afloat past stiff water pressure directed through the block.	UELI FAUSCH granite Donated by the Swiss community in Singapore, 1991 Located at the junction of the Cissus Trellis, Lawn E and the Frangipani Collection

Nurturing Nurturing was donated to the Gardens in 2011 by two sisters, Myrna and Ivy Thomas, in fond memory of their late mother, Doris. Sculpted by British artist Vanessa Marston, his statuary piece consists of two figures. It portrays a moment between a mother watering her plants and her child, seated on the ground and looking in her direction with an earnest gaze.	SYDNEY HARPLEY

Lady on a Hammock The Lady on a Hammock depicts a maiden reclining in a hammock, a beautiful sight to behold especially when the surrounding plants are in total bloom. One of iii sculptures in the Gardens deputed by Singapore'due south get-go Chief Government minister David Marshall, Lady on a Hammock was a congratulatory souvenir for the Gardens' 130thanniversary in 1989.Today, it is surrounded by frangipanis artfully draped in Castilian Moss (Tillandsia usneoides), which sways with the slightest of winds and brings a sense of motility to the Lady on a Hammock.	SYDNEY HARPLEY bronze with night chocolate-brown patina Donated by David Marshall, 1989 Located in the Frangipani Collection

Girl on a Bike The Girl on a Cycle has the aforementioned carefree spirit as Lady on a Hammock. With her legs lifted free of the pedals in joyful abandon, she wheels down the path of a spiralling hedge. The sculpture was donated in 1987 past David Marshall, who said the piece embodied what he wanted for the children of Singapore, and hoped that it symbolised the fun of living.	SYDNEY HARPLEY bronze with dark-green patina Donated by David Marshall, 1987 Located at the western terminate of Bandstand Colina

Girl on a Swing Girl on a Swing was the first of the iii bronze sculptures donated to the Gardens by David Marshall. This life-size bronze sculpture was modelled later on local Malay factory production operator Sapiah. The figure is mounted to give the impression that she is in mid-air. Here in the Gardens, she swings over a bed of brightly coloured flowering shrubs, creating an issue of neat zest and freedom of movement.	SYDNEY HARPLEY bronze with dark-green patina Donated by David Marshall, 1984 Located at the western finish of Bandstand Colina

Passing of Cognition Passing of Cognition portrays a father and son with a continuous stream of water flowing between them, symbolising the cognition that is passed from generation to generation. It was sculpted by Singaporean artist Victor Tan Wee Tar, who has earned a reputation in the local art scene equally a sculptor who works with the medium of wire.	VICTOR TAN WEE TAR stainless steel Donated by the Rotary Order of Singapore and by Crocodile, 2003 Located at the eastern terminate of Bandstand Hill

Dearest in the Air Inspired by the audio of birds chirping outside the artist's studio. Listening to the melodious birdsong, he imagines a pair of birds dancing in flight, falling in dearest. Nature envelopes the listen and space, and grows larger than life. The sculpture depicts two magnified birds, celebrating life and nature unabashedly.	VICTOR TAN WEE TAR Wire Installed 2019 Located at Sunday Rockery Garden

Our Rainforest Heritage Mural This stately wall sculpture was commissioned to celebrate rainforests, which are home to over one-half the earth's flora and fauna, it captures the incredibly rich biodiversity that can exist found in rainforest habitats.	ENG SIAK LOY stone Donated by Dr William Chan and Mrs Chan Tsok Fah, 2017 Located at the entrance to the Learning Wood

Clock Tower Made of steel, the Clock Tower stands 3.five k tall, with a 0.7-g-tall granite base. It was designed by Eng Siak Loy, who took inspiration from the Sealing Wax Palm (Cyrtostachys renda) found in the Gardens' logo. The tower was originally placed at the Nassim Gate Visitor Centre, but was moved to Orchid Plaza in 2014, where it has go an iconic landmark. The Clock Tower was commissioned by Lady McNeice, a longstanding patron of the Gardens.	ENG SIAK LOY granite, steel Donated by Lady Yuen Peng McNeice, 1998 Located at Orchid Plaza

Cranes These elegant cranes were donated by Tan Hoon Siang every bit a congratulatory gift for the opening of the National Orchid Garden. Surrounded by beautiful orchids, the sculpture stands at the archway to the Garden, welcoming and wishing all visitors good health and longevity.	UNKNOWN ARTIST bronze Donated by Tan Hoon Siang, 1995 Located in the Crane Fountain, National Orchid Garden

Farfugium Fountain Designed and sculpted by Dr Humphrey Bowden, the Farfugium Fountain was commissioned as a gift for the Gardens. Inspired by the found Farfugium japonicum, the pattern features scalloped, rounded copper leaves on slender stalks	DR HUMPHREY BOWDEN copper Donated past Lady Yuen Peng McNeice, 2000 Located in the National Orchid Garden

Fan Palm Fountain The Fan Palm Fountain was designed by Garth Bowden, an artist in his own correct who also happens to exist the son of well-known English language fountain designer Dr Humphrey Bowden. The sculptural fan palm here is near an extension of his male parent'south Farfugium Fountain, blending perfectly with the surrounding foliage while water trickles down from the narrow tips of the leaves in a gentle pitter-patter.	GARTH BOWDEN copper brazed with silver/copper alloy Donated by Lady Yuen Peng McNeice, 2000 Located in the National Orchid Garden

Little Daughter with Shell This sculpture depicts a trivial daughter taking a very close look at a beat out that she has institute. The piece encapsulates the natural curiosity that children accept with nature. Visitors who spot her in the National Orchid Garden are certain to be delighted.	VANESSA MARSTON bronze Donated past Lady Yuen Peng McNeice, 2001 Located in the National Orchid Garden

Sundials at National Orchid Garden This pair of intertwining sundials was donated by Mdm Looi Eng San in 1995, as a congratulatory souvenir for the opening of the National Orchid Garden. They were made past John Close, a bespoke sundial maker based in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, whose company went by the name of Westwood Dials at the time.	WESTWOOD DIALS bronze Donated by Mdm Looi Eng San, 1995 Located in the National Orchid Garden

L Wings Fifty Wings was donated by Helmut and Anna Sohmen in 2015, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Singapore'south independence. It was inspired by the winged fruits of the dipterocarp trees constitute in the Gardens, and features fifty 'wings', representing Singapore's l years of independence. Trees in the dipterocarp family unit, Dipterocarpaceae, are dominant species in many rainforests of Southeast Asia. Sadly, many of these are threatened by deforestation.	JAMES SURLS bronze, stainless steel Donated by Dr Helmut and Anna Sohmen, 2015 Located at the southeast entrance to the Pelting Forest

Chopin This sculpture is a tribute to one of music'due south greatest composers, Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849). Sculpted by Karol Badyna and fabricated of bronze, the sculpture weighsa hefty half a tonne. It overlooks Palm Valley and the Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage, where orchestras play regularly for public audiences. The piece arrived at the Gardens two years ahead of the bicentenary of Chopin'southward birth. Greatly moved past the audio of the piano from a immature age, Chopin began formal training at the age of 7 and wrote the Polonaise in Chiliad minor that year.	KAROL BADYNA bronze Donated by the Embassy of the Commonwealth of Poland in Singapore, with support from Halina and Miroslaw Pienkowski, 2008 Located forth Heliconia Walk

Chat- From Nature Chat – From Nature features engravings of the Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) and the Vanda Miss Joaquim (Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim), the corresponding national flowers of the Republics of Korea and Singapore. Placed together, the two floral images spring from the aforementioned centre, symbolising the interconnectedness and friendship between the two countries. Inspired by the theme of symbiosis between man and nature, the slice likewise underscores the important role that individuals play in maintaining balance and true harmony with nature. The circle that sits in the centre of both flowers symbolises not but advice between the two countries, but also the conversations that human beings take with nature, with the circumvolve representing the source of conversation, sound.	LEE SOO HONG granite Donated past the Embassy of the Republic of korea in Singapore, with support from Matthew Baik Manjooran, 2011 Located forth Heliconia Walk

Mystree Mystree is a captivating tree-like sculpture comprising over 500 small human figures. Located at the archway of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden, it was gifted by Dr Rosslyn Leong for its opening in 2007. The London-based sculptor Zadok Ben-David created Mystree from corten steel, which weathers upon exposure to the elements to give a rusty-cerise appearance. The design is reflective of the theme of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden – life on World depends on plants.	ZADOK BEN-DAVID corten steel Donated past Dr Rosslyn Leong, 2007 Located at the entrance to the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

Native Wildlife Native Wildlife is a collection of three copper sculptures located within the new extension of the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden. Big and placed low to the ground, they are tactile pieces that stimulate children's exploration of the natural world. The first sculpture is in a zone featuring a stream and depicts a Mutual Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) sitting on a tree stump. The 2d sculpture is found in an orchard themed zone and features a Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) perched on a Jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus). The 3rd sculpture is found in a farm themed zone and showcases a Mutual Rose butterfly (Pachliopta aristolochiae) visiting a bloom of the Common Sendudok (Melastoma malabathricum).	ENG SIAK LOY and WENG ZIYAN copper Donated by Dr Rosslyn Leong, 2017 Located in the Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

Ethnobotany Stone Murals Four painted stone murals showcase the different ethnobotanical uses of plants in the everyday lives of diverse cultures in the region. Painted on-site past Yip Yew Chong, a Singaporean artist well-known in the local street art scene. The unique medium of paint on stone was chosen for the power to withstand exposure to the elements. It was agreed that once the murals have weathered beyond recognition, nature could reclaim the rocks.	YIP YEW CHONG pigment on rock Donated by Serene Koh, 2018 Located in the Ethnobotany Garden

Hunter-Gatherer These two sculptures located in the Ethnobotany Garden were created by Aileen Toh from the Singapore Sculpture Order. They are sculpted from the wood of salvaged Shorea logs from within the Gardens, and describe Orang Asli, or 'native people' in Malay, the ethnic people of Peninsular Malaysia. One sculpture depicts a life-sized figure holding a long stick for defence in his correct manus. The other is a hunter poised with a 1.five-m-long blowpipe at his mouth, ready to fire a poison sprint at his target. Next to the hunter is an Antiaris toxicaria tree, a native species which the Orang Asli apply as a source of poison.	AILEEN TOH Shorea wood Installed in 2018 Located in the Ethnobotany Garden

Tandok-Tandok Seeds This sculpture of three Tandok-Tandok (Strophanthus caudatus) seeds stands at the entrance of the Seed Bank. Made from brass, its brown patina forms a hitting contrast against the white colonial-style building it fronts. Several species of Strophanthus are planted around the sculpture, including Strophanthus caudatus. This native and critically endangered climber has beautiful white star-shaped flowers, with each petal extending into a long red tendril-like tip.	CHUA BOON KEE brass Installed in 2019 Located at the entrance to the Seed Bank

Saga Daum Tajan Seeds This sculpture depicts a seedpod and seeds of the Saga Daun Tajam (Adenanthera malayana), a species which disperses its seeds via autochory, or self-dispersal. The long seedpods twist spirally as they mature, eventually splitting open to release glossy red and black seeds.	CHUA Benefaction KEE brass Installed in 2019 Located in the Seed Dispersal Garden

Javan Cucumber Seed This brass sculpture showcases a seed of the Javan Cucumber (Alsomitra macrocarpa). This is a climbing species that produces a football-sized fruit known as a pepo. Inside the fruit are hundreds of winged seeds tightly packed together. Each seed is only 1 mm thick, and calorie-free enough to glide through the air for hundreds of metres, making the Javan Cucumber an instance of a species that disperses its seeds via current of air, also known equally anemochory.	CHUA Boon KEE brass Installed in 2019 Located in the Seed Dispersal Garden

Sea Pong-Pong Seeds This sculpture depicts the seeds of the Sea Pong-pong (Cebera manghas). An example of a water-dispersed species, the fruit has an exocarp that disintegrates to reveal a thick, fibrous mesocarp, which helps the seed stay afloat and travel long distances on water. The seed is surrounded past a waterproof seed coat, or endocarp, that protects it during prolonged exposure to saltwater. Another term for dispersal via h2o is hydrochory.	CHUA BOON KEE brass Installed in 2019 Located in the Seed Dispersal Garden

Interactive Birds This fourth contumely sculpture past Chua Benefaction Kee illustrates seed dispersal past animals, as well known as zoochory. It depicts three bird species feeding on the seeds of three different institute species – the Orangish-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) and the Wide-leaf Brier (Rubus moluccanus); the Red-crowned Barbet (Megalaima rafflesii) and the Queen Coralbead (Cocculus orbiculatus); and the Pinkish-necked Dark-green Pigeon (Treron vernans) and the Light-green Java tree (Canthiumera robusta).	CHUA Boon KEE brass Installed in 2019 Located in the Seed Dispersal Garden

Trees of Stone These Copse of Stone are huge columns of fossilised tree trunks. Placed at the entrance to the Development Garden, they invite visitors to explore this interesting and quiet part of the Gardens, which traces the evolutionary grade of plants on Earth over time.	ARTIST UNKNOWN fossilised tree trunks Installed in 2005 Located in the Evolution Garden

Lepidodendron A 'woods' of Giant Clubmosses is placed amongst over 40 species of cycads in the Evolution Garden. Lepidodendron is an extinct genus of tree-sized plants that were abundant on Earth during the Carboniferous Period, approximately 300 one thousand thousand years agone. They grew in swell swamps where dead plants accumulated and over millions of years were converted to coal nether heat and pressure. They are also chosen 'scale trees', because the fossilised remains of their bark resembles scaly reptile skin.	mass concrete Installed in 2005 Located in the Evolution Garden

Bull Frog This sculpture outside the Visitor Middle at the Nassim archway was created by Zimbabwean artist Joram Mariga. Much of his work features subjects from nature, and is stylistically influenced by themes drawn from the culture of the Shona people.	JORAM MARIGA springstone Installed in 1992 Located at the Nassim Gate Visitor Middle

Gaboon Viper The Gaboon Viper depicted in this artwork is known to be i of the deadliest snakes in Africa, made from a single large slice of hard springstone. The idea for this particular slice came to the sculptor when he was going through a period of personal problems and wanted to create something ambitious to personify his negative feelings at the time, and described the procedure of creating the Gaboon Viper equally intense.	DOMINIC BENHURA springstone Installed in 1996 Located at the Nassim Gate Visitor Centre

Contract "Contract" is a piece by British sculptor Antony Gormley, and is a role of a series of Gormley'south polyhedral sculptures. The sculpture has been gifted to the Singapore Botanic Gardens past Hotel Properties Limited, in remembrance of their late Chairman, Mr Joseph Grimberg, a prominent lawyer and former Supreme Court judge.	Contract ANTONY GORMLEY Bronze Donated by Hotel Properties Express, 2020 Located at lawn of the Botanical Art Gallery (Gallop No.7)

Little Girl Swinging on Tree Made from bronze, this sculpture depicts a daughter gleefully on a swing, suspended from a thick tree co-operative. She sits next to a small pond, swinging in the management of the ever-pop Ginger Garden waterfall.	Little Girl Swinging on Tree Artist unknown Bronze Donated by a friend of the garden Located at Ginger Garden Pond