AT the heart of the KL Park Festival 2025, amidst lush greenery and curious onlookers, stands a collection of intriguing sculptures – each one breathing new life into the relationship between art, nature and urban living. Organised by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), the biennial festival celebrates parks as the “green lungs and heartbeat of the city”, while the Environmental Arts Competition adds a layer of creative reflection to the mix.
The competition invited the public to create large-scale environmental art using natural materials, with works positioned on the ground, in the air, and in the water. The result was an enchanting trail of imagination that turned KL’s parkland into an open-air gallery of ideas and ideals.
Among those recognised with excellence awards from a total of 23 entries were
The Nest (from UiTM Melaka),
Serumpun Bersatu: Akar Berpadu (UiTM Kedah),
Kuda Hitam (Bungakayu from Kedah),
Rentak Serantau (Taylor’s University),
Seribu Lapisan Padi (Ng Kai En, Graduate Architect),
ASEAN Integration Circle (landscape architects Zaimmar Associates), and
Ikan Busuk Dari Kepala (Malaysian Visual Artists Association, PeRUPA).