Yi Yuan and I selected this spiral structure made of pebbles, broken and scraped. We chose it because we felt that this piece of work was the most outstanding, in terms of contrast of colors, the grey and turquoise on the pebbles with the sandy hue of the beach and the texture of the pebbles due to scratches and the grainy surface of the beach. With the scratches on the pebbles, the art work looks as though it illuminates. These attributes serve to enhance the visual appeal of this art work. Since the pebbles were from the beach itself, both the spiral and sand complement each other very well, it is almost like as though the art work originally belongs to the beach, part of the landscape, which reminds me of Singapore’s East Coast Park and our aquatic ancestry. We used to be a fishing village and the sea and the beach used to be a common sight, part of the people’s life.
One look at the work, it is clear that the central focal point is the middle of the spiral, where the broken line starts and spirals outwards…