Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission: Charles Lim Yi Yong

This catalogue spotlights the third work in the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series, SEA STATE 9: proclamation garden by Singaporean artist Charles Lim Yi Yong. It features a text by curator Adele Tan, alongside 30 annotated photos taken by the artist of plant species found on reclaimed sites in Singapore whose transplantation, adaptation to survive and eventual disposal tell the stories of Singapore’s urban and coastal developments.

Other artists featured in the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission series include Rirkrit Tiravanija and Danh Vo.