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SCULPTURE 49 : PILGRIMS

04 July, 2024

ADDRESS : NO. 18 GAT LEBUH ACHEH

sculpture 49

`Pilgrims’ contains an expansive collection of well-observed caricatures, and captures the atmosphere as Haj pilgrims prepare to leave on their momentous journey. The standard metal rod construction is augmented by solid ship’s hull, while there is a wealth of detailing in the women’s sarongs, the assorted bundles and packages of luggage and the onlooker’s faces.

In former times Lebuh Acheh, the site of this installation, was know as a `second Jeddah’ , for Haj pilgrims from all over Malay, as well as Sumatra and Thailand converged here to join ship sailing for Mecca.