`Singapore wishing well' collects RM51,000

`Singapore wishing well' collects RM51,000

A bowl-like sculpture with a swirling whirlpool has been pulling in the crowds at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) - and sucking in serious cash as well.

The acrylic and stainless steel art installation is part of the integrated resort's Art Path of giant works by renowned international artists.

But passers-by view the sculpture as a wishing well and have tossed in a remarkable S$22,000 (RM51,040) in coins since the installation opened late last year.

It is not known how much the artwork, titled Rain Oculus and by American artist and sculptor Ned Kahn, is worth.

But it is awash with cash, going by the number of shiny coins LifeStyle spotted over three visits in its see-through bowl perched above the central retail atrium of The Shoppes at MBS.

The bowl, which spans 22m, has a hole through which water flows down into the atrium.

Source: The Straits Times/ANN
Published March 6 2011

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