Location: The Asian Civilisations Museum
Artist: Chern Lian Shan
The statue or rather activation depicts a Chettiar sitting at a small lower desk, on a woven mat. Chattiers led the moneylending business in the early days, congregated at Market and Chulia Street. The two women standing, represent one employee from a Chinese clearing house and the other, a stock exchange trader. This scene is to show the transformation of Singapores traditional money lending business, to the sophisticated banking services provided by financial institutions. You can find this statue by Chern Lian Shan in front fo the Asian Civilisations Museum.
