'Kejiranan'
Working with communities to visualise the origins of Singapore's neighbourhood names through basketball court murals.
by Tan Xun Yi Toby
“Kejiranan” directly translates to “neighbourhood” in Singapore’s national language, Bahasa Melayu. This project aims to use public art as a tool to engage young Singaporeans about the toponymy of Singapore’s neighbourhoods, on top of improving the urban design of Singapore’s neighbourhoods.
Together with the Punggol community in Singapore, an entire basketball court mural was painted to bring to light the origins of the neighbourhood. The design was co-created with the community to showcase what they were proud of in their own residential neighbourhood.
The project was done in collaboration with People’s Association, Coraltree RN and Punggol Coast CACC
