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WHEN housewife Hsu-Chen Hsin Kan passed by a series of three photographs at the Esplanade's Jendela exhibition space, she did a double take.
The 50-year-old Taiwanese mother of three saw three 1m by 1m black-and-white prints of cow, chicken and pig organs artistically arranged and photographed.
She was further taken aback when told these images had won the top prize at the UOB Painting Of The Year competition.
Madam Hsu-Chen, who goes to art exhibitions often, says: 'These photographs are disgusting. They may show good technique and creativity, but they make me very uncomfortable.'
'Even if art is not beautiful, it should not inspire such feelings.'
She is talking about Anatomical Fantasies Of Meat, by 25-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student Joel Yuen.
The photo series has sparked off controversy since it took the $30,000 top prize in Singapore's most established art competition.
Some say the photos were gruesome and morbid; others wonder why a photograph has won in a competition called the UOB Painting Of The Year.
Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times' Life!
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