Lim Leong Seng | Melody of Love (6/9)

Courtesy of the artist and Ode to Art

This sculpture captures the profound warmth and joy shared between a mother and her child as they play the guitar together. Their expressions and posture convey a sense of deep connection, as if they are completely immersed in the soothing melody of the music. Finished in a lush olive-green patina, the piece symbolises the preciousness of familial affection, evoking feelings of serenity and love, as well as a timeless bond.

Lim Leong Seng graduated from the now-defunct Baharuddin Vocation Institute in the early 1970s and has actively contributed to the Singapore art scene. He had previously served as the Chairman of Modern Art Society, was a member of the Singapore Public Sculpture Advisory Panel and Telok Kurau Studios Management Committee (200708,10,18). To date, he has held nine solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows across Asia and Europe. He has created more than 40 iconic public sculptures which can be seen all over Singapore, including Heading Home at China Square Central, School Time Memories at Far East Square and Human Connection at Asia Square. Lim Leong Seng: Journey from the Wilderness, a book on his life and works, was published in 2022.