A street gallery showing the rich heritage and history of Yishun, also known as Nee Soon, has popped up in a rather unusual location: a construction site.
The former Chong Pang Community Club in Yishun Ring Road and Block 102 Yishun Avenue 5 are being demolished to make way for a 0.9ha integrated development by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA). But the hoardings – 2.4m tall and 400m long – surrounding the construction site have been adorned with illustrations, photographs and storyboards.
They display art by local illustrator Sunny Ng, photographer Darren Soh and 49 students from Yishun schools, including Yishun Innova Junior College, Chongfu School and Naval Base secondary and primary schools.
The hoardings-cum-street gallery has become a new “mini attraction” and part of the Yishun heritage trail, SLA posted on its Facebook and LinkedIn pages yesterday.
The project started around the middle of last year and was put up progressively this year.
This story is from the May 14, 2022 edition of The Straits Times.
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