Sentosa SandStation ending soon!
If you still want to visit the sand art exhibition at Sentosa, you better be quick, since it is in it’s last days.
The sand creations are placed under a tent on Siloso Beach.
No idea what this guy is doing. Tried to peek inside his pants, but I did not succeed. Hahaha…
Acces is free.
Augmented reality
You can download an app -MixGo- before you leave home, which promises to add augmented reality to your experience at Sentosa SandStation.
I tried to activate the app on location but unfortunately it got stuck at 99% download and did not want to complete, so I was not able to use it. Maybe you will succeed. Curious to know what the effects are…
Avoid peak hours
It can get very crowded, which seriously limits the fun, because it makes it hard to get unobstructed views of the sand art.
I already thought this was quite busy, but a couple of hours later it was really packed!
So if you are able to plan your visit during less popular hours then I would highly recommend that.
After a few tries, Frits succeeded to catch me alone in front of this sort of mermaid. Actually I don’t think she is a mermaid. More like a snail or something like that. What do you think?
International sand artists
The sand art at SentosaSandStation is made by artists from all over the globe.
Tropical Splendor by Michel Lepire from Canada.
Broken heart by Pedro Mira from Portugal
If cats got bigger? by David Enguerrand from Belgium. He asks himself: what if cats became masters of the world?
Cats and dogs; of course I want to be portrayed with them! Wearing only one earring here is not a fashion statement. The other one kept falling out, so I had to put it in my bag.
The detailing is amazing, isn’t it?!
There is even a contribution by a Dutch woman.
Entangled by Marielle Heessels from The Netherlands. I found it a bit hard to see, but what we see here is a person, entangled in and trapped by the waste that our modern lifestyle produces.
The quality of the pictures I took is not very good, since bright daylight and strong sunlight made it difficult to get the settings on the camera right.
Add to that a rushy feeling because of the crowds and everyone trying to pose in front of the art and you get a quick snap here and a fast shot there situation. Not always leading to the best pictures.
Local expressions and slang used in Singapore
At least half of the creations depict well known local expressions.
My favourite piece. It depicts the expression “Lia’h Boh Kiew”. That is Hokkien for “to catch no ball”. This is used to express one’s inability to understand. If you don’t know what somebody else means, then you really ‘lia’h bo kiew’ aka ‘you really catch no ball’.
Jiak Zua means ‘to eat snake’ in Hokkien. It is used to say that someone skives or shirks responsibilities. “Be smart, don’t get caught eating snake.” Aka: don’t get caught ditching your work or responsibilities. In this piece we see labourers working hard in the background while the guy in the front is eating snake aka not doing his part.
So Jialat! Hokkien for: using lots of strength.
Chope! Literally: to leave a mark. But in Singapore used to reserve a seat. By leaving a tissue packet at your table, or your umbrella, etc. For everybody here the message is clear: “I choped this table”; do NOT sit here. And everyone respects that.
I thought it was really fun to learn a bit of local expressions and culture through some of the sand art at SentosaSandStation.
Did you visit this sand exhibition? Which was your favourite piece?
What a beautiful sculptures!! Amazing how these artist come up with these ideas and how they can create this.
Thanks for showing it.
Greetje
Yes, I’m always very impressed as well!
I adored that one of the huge cat! That is a whole book waiting to be written.
Suzanne
Hahaha…. yes, it would, wouldn’t it?!