Singapore Soul sculpture

The Singapore Soul sculpture, incorporating characters from Singapore's four official languages—Tamil, Malay, Mandarin, and English—is located outside the Ocean Financial Centre at Raffles Place. The sculpture symbolises Singapore's multiculturalism, unity, and harmony.

The design resembles a person sitting, with their legs tightly held. It features Tamil letters used before the Tamil script reform and the Grantha script, which was introduced to represent Sanskrit sounds, as well as the current Tamil script. The Malay language is represented using the Romanised script. The sculpture incorporates words in all four official languages, including "Unity," "Country," and "Happiness."

Standing five meters tall, the painted stainless-steel sculpture was designed to appear white both day and night. Created by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa, the artwork was commissioned by the OFG Public Art Project Ocean Properties and officially unveiled in 2011.



For more information
“Soul, 2011.” Jaume Plensa Studio. Accessed on 1 August 2025. https://jaumeplensa.com/works-and-projects/public-space/soul-2011
“Singapore Soul Sculpture.” Public Art Around the World. Accessed on 1 August 2025. https://publicartaroundtheworld.com/public-art-in-singapore/singapore-soul-sculpture/

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