
Airports have a key role to play in championing a city’s or country’s craft, culture, tastes and traditions. For visitors they offer the first and last impression of the locality, for that city’s citizens they provide a source of civic pride. An arts & culture programme connects passengers to a place in the same way an airport connects them to the world. Many airport companies embrace that role with pride and passion. Our new series, in association with Denizen Destination*, offers a regular showcase of airports as ‘artports’.
CHANGI AIRPORT – MOTHER & CHILD BY HAN MEILIN
This art work on display at Changi Airport, Singapore is a set of five bronze sculptures from Han Meilin’s Mother & Child series. As the name suggests, the pieces encapsulate a mother’s love for her child.
Han Meilin’s multi-faceted sculptural masterpiece, created in 2008, occupies a prime place within Changi Airport Terminal 3’s transit area nearby a panoramic view of the beautifully atmospheric arrivals zone.
Han Meilin is a renowned Chinese artist, acclaimed for his remarkable body of work in Chinese traditional and folk art-inspired paintings, urban statues and structures. His works, often depicting animals, are characterised by their adherence to traditional Chinese art techniques.
Notably, he designed the Fuwa – the 2008 Beijing Olympics mascots – and the Beijing Olympics logo.
*DENIZEN Destination is a new travel retail-focused enterprise arising out of the long-established, highly successful destination merchandise brand DENIZEN Bracelet. The brand produces collectible destination fine jewellery souvenirs tailored to individual locations that convey a strong Sense of Place. ✈
