KUCHING: ‘Kuching For Me’ is an event that makes Kuching alive, said Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah in his speech during the prize presentation ceremony for the ‘Kuching For Me Design Contest 2017’ at Saradise Gallery, Titanium Tower here on Saturday night.
He added that it was good to see developers having this kind of event where they have the passion for art.
He believed that they will incorporate arts into their design and the way the building is being planned.
“It is indeed very encouraging to see because we do not want to see Kuching developing into a concrete jungle but we want to see Kuching as a city with a soul.
“Not only developers have this passion but we want to see everybody irrespective of whether they are architects, engineers or teachers to have this kind of passion to see Kuching developing into something alive,” he said.
Abdul Karim also encouraged the private sector to come out with innovative ideas to promote Kuching.
Group CEO of Saradise Sdn Bhd, Dato Chris Chung said that as a property developer, they dream of building a place which can reflect the soul, the spirit and the identity of Kuching.
“We have already incorporated the ideas gathered from our first edition of ‘Kuching For Me’ into our development, Saradise Kuching.
“For this second edition, we will curate those new creative ideas from some of our contestants into our township,” he pointed out.
Chris also said the contest was just one of their initiatives to cultivate artistry, innovation and nurture local talents in Kuching and Sarawak.
The first prize of the design contest was won by Wong Neng Lee with his sculpture entitled ‘Harmony in Kuching’. He brought home RM5,000.
The second prize was won by Loh Kei Yee with her creative light installation themed ‘Reborn’ and brought home RM2,500 while in third place was Claudia Song Mei Ling with her insightful art piece ‘The Beauty of Kuching’. She took home RM1,000.
Twelve entries received consolation prizes of RM100 each.
They were Kueh Sheng Peng, Lee Li Chyn, Tang Sing Moi, Lee Min Fan, Yap Sze Qing, Annie Choo, Muhammad Firdaus Ibrahim, Familia Trini ak Desmond, Liliana Lim, Cary Chong Kan Ming, Nevin Chen Hong Yang and Grace Siew Lih Yiing.
