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A recap of 2008 This year went by so quickly, it wasn't funny at all. But the good news is that there was plenty of sculpture making during those months. Most of it took place at Fahcheong's alma mater, the National University of Singapore. Our Heritage, 2008, granite, bronze (Click for larger image) One could say it was a year spent on a labour of love, a project to give back to an institution that had nurtured him albeit for a short three years of his life. Confluence, 2008, Stainless steel (Click for larger image) Visitors to the NUS's Alumni House at the Kent Ridge campus can now see the results - three sculptures in very different media of stone, metal and wood. On the approach to the Alumni House, you will notice large granite rocks with bronze plaques that tell the history of the university -- this is the Heritage sculpture. In the courtyard, five stainless steel rings describe in waves and a circle a Confluence of graduates who are sent forth into the world and welcomed home when they return to the Alumni House. Indoors, a large wooden panel, constructed of all kinds of wood and framed in with large teak logs, form the backdrop for giving recognition to the many people - alumni, faculty, patrons - without whose support the university could not begin to function. Faculty Square, 2008, marble (Click for larger image) It was a tremendous amount of work, but if you were to ask the artist, he would probably say that his most satisfying time was when he mentored students and staff of various faculties as they strove to create 3-dimensional representations of what their work and studies were about. Forest of Talents, 2008, Wood (Click for larger image) September, 2007 -- At long last, some more news. Dr. Tan Kheng Lian receiving the special jade salmon memento. A special moment It was a proud moment for Dr. Tan Kheng Lian, daughter of the late Tan Sri Tan Chin Tuan, when she received a special jade salmon memento on behalf of the Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, of which she is the current chairman. The foundation, named after her philanthropist father, had made a gift of S$29 million to the National University of Singapore in 2005. The presentation was made by Singapore President S. R. Nathan at a special evening of honour on 29 May 2006, at the University Hall. It was also a proud moment for sculptor Chong Fah Cheong, who had designed the memento in a style reflecting the larger sculpture that he had recently completed for the NUS. That sculpture of jade salmon riding bronze waves , entitled ... , greets visitors as they approach the entrance of University Hall. Romp frozen Romp, the three bronze children on Okanagan Lake, take on a really cold and frozen aspect this winter. The sculpture was severely vandalised and had to be removed for a while for repairs. They have since been put back in place, much to the satisfaction of Penticton residents who missed seeing them play on the rocks. Here's hoping they will be left to play undisturbed, whatever the weather or time of year! "Romp" photos were taken by Andrew Makepeace (www.makepeace.biz)

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