An inspirational local street artist.
Samantha Lo, aged 25.
She's a local street artist whom I strongly feel that she should get all due respect and recognition towards her determination to continually uphold the culture of our country.
Rules she broke?
Circular stickers with singlish-influenced phrases (some in spray paint) were pasted and painted in public spaces like Maxwell Road and Robinson Road and other public properties in 2012. As a result, she had to serve 240 hours of community service.
When she was asked as of why she did those things, she answered willingly that she wanted to show that Singaporeans are unique and our culture should be appreciated. This proactive attitude of hers does not come as a surprise.
Most people supported her act and pleaded for a lighter punishment for her. Soon, people started to accept her work as most of her work are now displayed at Sentosa(pictures above)tourist attraction.
When she was asked why she chose a tourist spot and what if the tourist dislike her work, she answered calmly that the objective is to be proud of the Singapore's culture and she directed a question back to them, "Why should we adjust for them?"
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