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National Gallery Singapore's rooftop installation features living plants from reclamation sites

Land reclamation has always been part of Singapore’s history in order to construct new space for a growing population. With this theme in mind, National Gallery Singapore has commissioned artist Charles Lim Yi Yong to transform its Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden into a social space that facilitates deeper understanding of the complexity and intricacies of the reclamation landscape. Titled SEA STATE 9: proclamation garden, it is the Gallery’s first Roof Garden Commission by a Singapore artist, and al