For me, public art is both a love letter to society and a means of holding a mirror to it.

This investigation examines public space as a site where visibility is negotiated and cultural narratives are constructed. Rather than being neutral, the built environment reflects decisions about what can be seen, who is represented and which forms of expression are considered acceptable.

Working primarily through street art and public art, these projects respond to the relationship between public space, authorship and belonging. In Singapore, commissioned public works exist within systems of approval and self-regulation that often favour themes of heritage, national identity and social harmony, while more contested subjects remain absent from the public landscape.

The works ask whose stories are amplified, whose are softened and whose are omitted altogether. Through interventions addressing marginalised communities, identity and public memory, this investigation considers representation not simply as inclusion, but as a question of who is permitted to leave a mark within the city.