{"id":260234,"date":"2026-01-31T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260234\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T01:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T01:14:08","slug":"singapore-artist-creates-large-scale-botanical-sculptures-at-gardens-by-the-bay-and-iconic-landmarks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260234\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore artist creates large-scale botanical sculptures at Gardens by the Bay and iconic landmarks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">And while they both concur that Lim isn\u2019t good at art, Koh said he has an eye for detail, so she always seeks his opinions on her creations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI appreciate beautiful objects, as you can see,\u201d Lim quipped, looking lovingly at his wife.<\/p>\n<p>COMMISSIONED INSTALLATIONS IN PUBLIC SPACES<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Koh\u2019s foray into paper flower installations began when Millenia Walk requested 30 flowers for their 2023 Chinese New Year decorations for their central atrium. She was in a transition phase then, from weddings to commission artworks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt was very meaningful as they wanted to rent flowers that were used for [my clients\u2019] weddings to make the project sustainable,\u201d Koh told CNA Women.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Even though she didn\u2019t have to make any new flowers since these were already part of her rental catalogue, she confessed she was \u201cexcited but terrified at the same time\u201d as it was her first time getting such a large-scale project.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI was so honoured as it was in a public space, where people could admire my flowers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since then, Koh has created artwork for Paragon, Changi Chapel and Museum, Gardens by the Bay, Changi Airport, InterContinental Singapore, as well as for retail brands like Manolo Blahnik, Chopard, Cortina Watch, Pedro and Charles &amp; Keith.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And while they both concur that Lim isn\u2019t good at art, Koh said he has an eye for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,149462,111,139,69,149461,149460],"class_list":{"0":"post-260234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-female-artists","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-womens-life","19":"tag-womens-voices"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}