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Habitatnews 2003-27: Thursday, 11th September 2003
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“If we can generate some positive outcomes from this sad event, perhaps future generations will be less harsh in their judgment towards us. One day,
when they gaze upon this monument or conservation icon, they will come to
appreciate that although their predecessors were unable to pass on the tree
to them, they did make a noble effort to pass on the valuable lessons
learnt, as well as their values and aspirations for a better and greener
world to them.
Capimus sed tradimus? Should we not start now?”
Joseph Lai, botanist, 18th April 2003
in Ode to Hopea sangal, Changi Heritage webpage
Involving young hearts and hands in making history
Organised by: The Sculpture Society (Singapore) Co-organised by: National Parks Board & Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Supported by: Nature Society (Singapore) & Urban Redevelopment Authority
Sunday, 14th September 2003,
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts,Wilkie Campus at 11, Upper Wilkie Rd.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg:8080/mapsize2.jsp?x=29729.203&y=31747.414&star=1&xyfile=&heading=11+UPPER+WILKIE+ROAD+%28228120%29&oldX=29675.03&oldY=31752.83&level=7&Click+Any+Point+To+Centralise+Map.x=345&Click+Any+Point+To+Centralise+Map.y=359 - Programme details
- 10 am to 12pm: Sculpture workshops (above 8 years old)
- NSS poster exhibition on trees and merchandise booth
- to help raise funds for Sculpture Society
- to help raise funds for Sculpture Society
- 2.00pm to 4.30 pm: Sculpture workshops (above 8 years old)
- 3.30pm - Old Trees & Heritage by Shawn Lum
- 4.00pm - Kids' Fun With Trees featuring
- See How Far It Can Go!,
- How Tall Was It?,
- My Say and
- A Closer look.
Joseph Lai (Botanist at large) says:
The Sculpture Society has begun the sculpturing of the Hopea sangal trunks
for Singapore's first ever 'conservation-art' piece at NAFA. In a month's
time it should be ready for viewing. In the meantime, they are actively
inviting school children to get involve.
Teachers, parents... don't miss this golden opportunity for your kids to get
involve in a very meaningful community project as well as being part of
history in the making.
Teachers, and parents in particular, are memory builders. Memories that
children can build on in their lives ahead. This meaningful event in
Singapore's history is one good memory to keep and I am sure that having had
their hands involved, their hearts will be firmly rooted in the conservation
message link to it.
So far 160 students have had their hands on the art piece. Don't miss this
chance.
See details at: Programme details
Vilma D’Rozario of Nature Society (Singapore) says:
I am writing to invite you and your family to join us in celebrating the
beauty and wonder of trees this Sunday 14 Sep at the Nanyang Academy of Fine
Arts, Wilkie Campus at 11, Upper Wilkie Rd.
Many of you would have heard about the fate of our last Hopea sangal, a
native forest tree over a hundred years old, the last of its kind, felled in
2001.
See: Hopea sangal felled, 20th November 2002, Changi Heritage Webpage
Since 2 Sep, nine artists have been sculpting historical vignettes of
150 years of Singapore's history on the remaining pieces of tree trunk of
that felled tree, spanning the years 1852 to 2002, the period it is believed
the beautiful tree lived. The completed work will be displayed at Changi,
near where the tree originally stood.
The aim of the month-long event is to learn about nature and express
environmental issues through art-making, and to raise awareness of our
natural heritage and its conservation. The event is organised by the
Sculpture Society (Singapore) and co- organised by NAFA and NParks.
Nature Society is supporting the event by having a small poster exhibition
on trees and will set up a merchandise booth selling button-badges,
tee-shirts, bookmarks, stickers and books. We're also giving a talk on old
trees and our heritage - Dr Shawn Lum, our Vice- president will be giving
this informative talk at 3.30 pm, immediately after which we will have a
Kids' Fun With Trees activity which will end about 5 pm latest.
The activities are free, but we will be selling our button-badges for $2,
and donating proceeds to the Sculpture Society. We'll also have a donation
box where we welcome donations for the Sculpture Society.
Please do join us - come at 3.30 pm for Shawn's talk and stay on for Kids'
Fun with Trees.
Although it's free, we'd like you to register, so please email me at
vdroza@... to let me know if you're coming.
Please inform your friends, too. This is open to all. And, there are
sculpture workshops for those above 8 years old from 10 am to 12pm, and from
2.00pm to 4.30 pm. To find out more, please visit the NAFA website at
Programme details
Thanks!
Tan Beng Chiak (NSS) adds:
Following up Vilma's earlier email about the event we have 3 stations of
activities after Shawn's talk.
Shawn will be speaking for about 30mins or so on Old Trees & Heritage.
There will be 3 stations of show & tell & hands on activities that will be
set up after the talk.
1) See How Far It Can Go! (Dipterocarp fruit dispersal) - demonstration of
the various types of winged fruits dispersal - making winged fruits
2) How Tall Was It? and My Say - children are ask to lie on the floor & their
outline is traced one on top of the other to see how many of them make up
the height of the Hopea sangal - Andrew Tay has made a lovely drawing of a
tree which we will use to make little memo pad which the children will be
asked to complete the sentence "Trees provide...". they can colour and draw
on this memo and we will paste them up on the display board throughout the
whole symposium. This is in line with the poster theme. I've attached a
sample FYI.
3) A Closer look - compare the cross section of a tropical tree (Hopea
sangal) and that of a temperate tree- presence of annual rings - close look
at the bark - epiphytes growth
We have a piece of the Hopea sangal with epiphytes still growing on them.
There is also a huge Ficus elastica which is laden with climbers and
Epiphytes.
Capimus sed tradimus? Should we not start now?
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