The Future of Our Last Wildcat

Using Elgin Bridge at Boat Quay as our visual departure point, we incorporated the river's history, natural environment and Singapore's cultural landscape as a habitat for the leopard cat. This mural presents the fantasy of our last surviving wildcat, the mainly leopard cat, roaming natural and manmade landscapes throughout the city.

The design focuses on five bustling scenes within Singapore and throughout these, viewers will spot the leopard cat alongside several other wild neighbours such as the Sunda pangolin and common palm civet. A scene intentionally depicts the leopard cat at risk of roadkill on a highway, one main contributing factor to the decline of the wildcat and other local wildlife.

Through this community painting, we hope to educate on leopard cats and other wildlife in our City in Nature and encourage deeper reflection on how we can contribute to a more compassionate society where the lives of all sentient life forms are respected and protected. We also hope to motivate people from all walks of life to come together and engineer creative solutions for the survival of our last wildcat.