DIPTYCH:: A Tale of Two Worlds
Spray painted mural

This diptych is a story of a lost love between two lovebirds, one belonging to the businessmen and the other to the fishermen, due to modernization. Usually seen in pairs, the lovebirds are separated on opposite ends of the building, never able to meet. This is characterised by the yearning for each other as they look into the distance of the other's environment and holding a momento from their time together.

The murals were inspired by the history of Kampong Amber (where the mural is situated) and the community that it once was. Chinese businessmen and Malay fishermen used to live side by side in beachfront bungalows and wooden thatched houses respectively and were a tight community. With industrialisation and modernization, the community was eventually split up and relocated, and more roads were built between the people and the sea, their livelihood.

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I drew links to each other through a few elements:
- the Fisherman's bird is enclosed in purple, similar to the purple background in the Businessman's. The Businessman's background is in pink, similar to the interior of the mansion the other bird is looking at
- Both birds are looking in the direction of the golden yellow sun, with the sun signifying the direction of their love (somewhat like a lighthouse's purpose)
- Fisherman's bird holding a pearl, similar to the string of pearls on the other bird's wall
- Businessman's bird wearing fish bones from the other bird's catch, hinted by the fishing boat on the other's wall