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Why does the samsui women look like it is underwater?

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why is the samsui woman smoking crack

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Why was the Samsui women staring at us?

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Why is she wearing a jade ring

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Why was the samsui woman smoking at the mural

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why is the samsui woman wearing a red hat

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Why did they make the painting so big

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why did they chose the background in the mural?

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How are we supposed to benefit from this mural?

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Why was it common for Samsui women to smoke?

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Why is she portrayed as a prostitute

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why was the painting drew at a corner and not just a flat wall

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What could the woman be possibly doing?

Who is she?

Where might she be?

Why is she smoking?

Should she be taking a rest smoking?

How might she get scolded when she smokes?

Will she be going back to do what she needs to do later?

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Why does she look so young even though Samsui women are usually old?

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what could the location or position add to the painting and its meaning

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samsuiiii

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Was the smoking business significantly more rampant during this era and why?

Is this are more common job for immigrant women, if so why?

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1. Why was this mural painted?

2. When was this painted?

3. Where is this mural?

4. Will other artists paint such murals in future?

5. How might this affect the perception of samsui women?

6. Did samsui women smoke in that time period?

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Where was the Samsui Woman depicted to be at?

Where was the Samsui Woman from?

What does the Samsui Woman do as part of her job?

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How is she wearing jewelry although she is working as a samsui woman?

Sukirthan

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Do you agree with URA's stance in their communication to Dunston, stating that "depicting smoking on the unauthorized mural conflicts with Singapore's anti-smoking policy" and thus requires modification? Why or why not?

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Do you agree with URA's stance in their communication to Dunston, stating that "depicting smoking on the unauthorized mural conflicts with Singapore's anti-smoking policy" and thus requires modification? Why or why not?

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I do not think it is problematic because it is trying to show the truth about the samsui women. That even though they are hardworking women, they still may smoke and trying to show what they really did in the past.

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No. Its just a mural no one cares about it its not that deep

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Yes, I agree. The mural shows a samsui woman smoking, depicting that they used to smoke which goes against Singapore's anti-smoking policy as the mural may encourage people to smoke.

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Q1: They are tough as they work under the hot conditions for long hours

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Q1: They are tough as they work under the hot conditions for long hours

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I disagree because I feel that showing her smoking is just depicting the fact that she had a tough time as a Samsui Woman.

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No. I do not agree. First of all, why are they even thinking about prostitutes. They should be having a clean and open mind and not think about it. Also, we see ppl smoke everyday, so should we remove those ppl from SG since they smoke? We should be less restricitve and be more democratic

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We do not find it problematic because one painting will not affect a large amount of people let alone influence them to start smoking.

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i think the mural is rlly cool and i think they should keep it. its just an artwork bruh

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No, because its just an artwork and the artist had no intent of potraying something offensive

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I find it problematic as they make the community hate samsui women and think they just smoke too often, but in reality they work hard to earn money for their family. The painting is misleading and makes us depict them to be a problem to society

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I disagree because the mural is an accurate depiction of a sumsui woman.

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No because I believe the mural was created for educational purposes and only depicts the past. This is also because the 'artist was only trying to show contrast from what everyone thinks of the Samsui women and the artist is showing a different perspective.

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I don't think it is problematic as the artist is just trying to show what life was for a samsui women in the past. Even though it is a smoking scene and the samsui women is very young, I feel like it is just portraying the past and doesn't really encourage smoking.

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Although the painting is trying to portray the that the life of the Samsui women then was hard which translate to the life of many Singaporeans now. However the smoking and the age of the woman in the painting have led people to feel that it insults the Samsui woman then. So no. It is how you take the painting as and that everyone has their our opinions

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Although the painting is trying to portray the that the life of the Samsui women then was hard which translate to the life of many Singaporeans now. However the smoking and the age of the woman in the painting have led people to feel that it insults the Samsui woman then. So no. It is how you take the painting as and that everyone has their our opinions

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I disagree with the URA's stance. The mural depicts the actuality of the lives of the Samsui Women. By requiring that the artist make modifications to the mural, the URA is censoring the reality, causing the public to have a more shallow understanding of the lives of the Samsui Women.

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There are no rules that should bar factual history. The artist is just trying to be accurate rather than spreading a less accurate depiction. As well as this, the mural can serve as a form as education showing people the Samsui woman, changing it would defeat the purpose and serve as false education.

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No. The mural is just depicted what life was in the past and has no intention of encouraging young people to smoke.

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No.

Because through this drawing the artist wants to depict how samsui at that time were and also this mural depicts how hardworking the samsui woman were as the lady in the mural is of a young age and does a laborious job. It just shows that the lady wants a break from her laborious work.

Sukirthan

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Its wrong since the mural clearly depicts the struggles of the Samui women and it shld be kept that way

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I feel this mural is not problematic as the artist was only trying to protray the lives of samsui women in the past, when they smoked to relieve stress as they led harsh lives.

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accept that people can smoke

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No, all the artist wanted to depict was the lives of Samsui women in the past, and that she was working tirelessly without much rest. The intention of the artist making this mural isn't about making other's smoke, but about teaching everyone about the sacrifices that the people in the older generations sacrificed.

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No, all the artist wanted to depict was the lives of Samsui women in the past, and that she was working tirelessly without much rest. The intention of the artist making this mural isn't about making other's smoke, but about teaching everyone about the sacrifices that the people in the older generations sacrificed.

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how does this relate to our current generation and what the artist wants to portray

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What is the artist's intention?

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Why was the Samsui woman smoking in the mural?

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Based on what we have discussed in class, do you agree with Yip's opinion that "art is meant to evoke emotion and provoke thought, not merely document history with photographic accuracy"?

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Talk to your shoulder partner about Q1 & Q2.

Post your response on Padlet (and remember to write your name)!

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Talk to your shoulder partner about Q1 & Q2.

Post your response on Padlet (and remember to write your name)!

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Use the Question Matrix

Generate as many questions as possible about the mural and the public's reactions to it

(e.g. Who was the person being drawn?)

Post the questions on Padlet (and remember to write your name)!