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The mirrors at Bayfront MRT’s linkway and why we need space for ‘pointless’ creativity
Without such spaces, we risk stifling spontaneous expressions of creativity that are essential in building a thriving city.
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The full-length mirrors lining the underground linkway connecting Bayfront MRT station to Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands were frosted in January after “public feedback”.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Karen Tee
It began, as these things often do in Singapore, with a complaint.
Someone was inconvenienced, someone else annoyed, and before long, an activity that brought joy to some was deemed a nuisance to many and quietly ushered offstage.
