A self-confessed non-fan of art galleries, icemoon decided to give the National Art Gallery a go, not because of the art, but because of the history and the hallowed halls of history that it must have once observed. City Hall was the place where the Japanese surrendered at the end of World War II, and also witnessed the joining of Singapore into the Federation of Malaya and also her subsequent independence.
Icemoon describes his semi-successful visit to the National Art Gallery Open House last month:
The City Hall Chamber was the most historical part of my tour. Certainly looking from archival photos, it is the most significant space in City Hall after the steps outside the building. Most people remember them as the place where the Japanese surrendered to the Allies. For Open House, the Chamber was transformed into a screening room (hmm, “gas chamber” and “screening room” .. so WWII). They had this video about architecture of former Supreme Court and City Hall running, which unfortunately means I was visiting a darkened chamber. Not much chance for a second shot.
What’s a second shot? Icemoon enjoys taking precision heritage photography, where he takes an old photograph of Singapore and tries to take a second shot of the location today to see how things have changed. Check out his post, and the rest of his second shots, here.
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