Steps
i Light Singapore 2026
Theme: Movement
Location: Waterfront Promenade along Marina Boulevard
5 - 28 June
i Light Future 2026 presented by DesignSingapore Council, Co-presented by Aedas
[ Steps ]
Illuminated frames form unpredictable staircases, intersecting at impossible angles, turning corners, meeting mid-air. From one angle, the steps appear to compress tightly. From another, they expand. Spacing shifts through perspective. Boundaries and geometry change as you move.
My initial inspiration for Steps comes from the rhythm of day-to-day living. In Singapore, staircases are everywhere, from housings, schools, transit hubs, and the constantly evolving construction sites of our cityscape. They are utilitarian, yet they represent something profoundly human: effort, ascent, and movement.
By transforming this everyday element into an artistic form, the installation reflect the collective efforts made by society, with the everyday movements of our people that have driven Singapore to what it is today.
Steps interprets Singapore's evolution through spatial relationships, tight intervals evoke early constraints of nation building, while expanded intervals suggest contemporary openness. The structure seems to defy logic yet exists as a tangible form. Singapore's trajectory from survival to global city followed a similarly unexpected path: not impossible, but improbable in its speed.
