The Floating Baby At Gardens By The Bay Singapore

Posted by : foongpc | Friday, August 7, 2015 | Published in

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I first visited Gardens By The Bay in Singapore during Christmas Day back in December, 2012.  Read about it HERE.

A year later on Christmas Eve 2013, I revisited this famous tourist attraction in the island republic. One reason I went to Gardens By The Bay again was because I did not get to see the Floating Baby during my first visit. Of course, there were other reasons but the floating baby was the main reason.

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I did not research where this baby was located before my trip, so I had to be adventurous and walked the whole of the gardens to find it. (By the way, in case you do not know, the garden is HUGE - the whole park spanning about 101 hectares!)

When I did find it, it was a little shocking, because the baby was just so .... gigantic! And it seemed to be floating on air, right there in front of my eyes! Almost unbelievable!

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At 9 metres long and 3 metres tall and weighing about 7 tons, this huge piece of art seems to defy the laws of gravity.  However, I'm afraid my photos cannot do justice to the real thing, and besides it was late evening and the lighting was not very conducive for taking pictures with my camera.

Anyway, this floating baby sculpture is called 'Planet'. Located at The Meadow, this white painted bronze sculpture is the works of British artist Marc Quinn. You can read about it below.

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If you look carefully, the baby is not really floating. One hand is resting on the ground although at first sight, you won't notice it. I guess the artist must have masterfully balanced the heavy sculpture on just that one hand alone. Amazing!

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I took a different angle shot of the baby.

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The giant floating baby with Marina Bay Sands in the background.

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There are many more art sculptures in The Gardens, but this floating baby is the most impressive to me. More about Gardens By The Bay in my next post so stay tuned!

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Wow! Impressive indeed. It's been some time since my last trip to Spore. Now I don't even want to go as our RM is so weak :(
1 reply · active 522 weeks ago
Yes, it will be very expensive to go Singapore now :|
Wah very cool. The balancing work is stunning. I didn't know about this floating baby when I did my research for my Singapore trip.
1 reply · active 522 weeks ago
Yes very impressive. I was a little shock when I saw it!
wow this is a masterpiece foong.. i actually need to look closely to these pictures not just once but a multiple times to see how this baby statue is attached to the ground..so there are other two of these??
1 reply · active 522 weeks ago
No, this is the only one. Other sculptures are different.
I love your shots by the way.. thanks for sharing foong
1 reply · active 522 weeks ago
Thanks! And welcome :)
The location is actually quite near only ma right? That's what I remembered la XD
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1 reply · active 521 weeks ago
Quite near to what? It's at The Meadows.
nice
Gardens by the Bay is a nature park spanning 250 acres, and the that is the most good looking garden and well managed and care flowers and trees give the pleasant view. The floating kind of the garden is the quite amazing and that is having a history.
The garden is playing the vital role and by adding the statues in the garden will also enhance the beauty. That is wonderful technique the floating kid add in singapore garden I really like your blog post that is full of knowledge.
Very informative and useful article, I love gardening and was searching for this type of information because I always want to see my garden decorative and beautiful. Keep sharing more.
Hey, great blog I must say. It is really wonderful to read such a good blog just like what I was looking for. Thanks for sharing. bronze sculpture
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someone in singapore · 224 weeks ago

hahaha , lolz . I just live in Singapore and can visit it anytime I want ! :) it would surely be nice when I see this sculpture !!!!
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Anna Sally · 210 weeks ago

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