The Disappearance of Kampongs in Singapore

It is hard to imagine that kampongs (villages) existed in Singapore without memory-keepers like photographs and paintings.

The following is a sample of paintings on kampongs and wooden houses in times past which can be viewed at the National Gallery of Singapore.

"Kampong Scene" by Liu Kang
Oil on canvas, 1951

"Kampung I" by Abdul Latiff Mohidin
Oil on board, 1951

"Kampong Scene" by Yong Mun Sen
Watercolour on paper, 1963

"Life by the River" by Liu Kang
Oil on canvas, 1975

"Kampong Radin Mas" by Ong Kim Seng
Oil on canvas, 1967

"Malay Kampong" by Lim Yew Kuan
Woodblock on paper, 1966