Street Artist Tests Free Speech Limits in Singapore
07/09/2013
This photograph taken on April 2, 2013 shows Singaporean artist Samantha Lo Xin Hu, 26, arriving at the Subordinate courts in Singapore.
Hello, I’m Steve Ember.
Today, in Singapore, we meet a street artist who is testing the limits of free artistic expression in a country where rules are firmly enforced.
Next. in the United States, we hear about small wooden boxes that have become miniature free libraries.
[Music from “The Pines of Rome” by Ottorino Respighi]
And then it’s off to Italy, were we celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Ottorino Respighi, who gave the world colorful, melodic music like “The Pines of Rome.”
But first, let’s meet artist Samantha Lo.
Street Artist Tests Free Speech Limits in Singapore
As Singaporeans become more economically successful, young people are demanding more freedom of expression, including speech that is sometimes unpleasant and politically offensive.
Samantha Lo is a street artist. Last year the 27-year old was arrested for placing messages on traffic lights. The stickers include playful messages that read “Press to Time Travel” or “Press to Stop Time”. She also painted a message that some say was disrespectful of the country’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.
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