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The sweet taste of art

HERE is a temple with a difference: It is made of sugar - all 51/2 tonnes of it.

Created by artists Chaw Ei Thein, Richard Streitmatter-Tran and Aung Ko for the Singapore Biennale 2008, it is titled September Sweetness, an ironic tribute to those who lost their lives in the unrest in Myanmar last September.

It is also a reminder of the state of decay that Buddhist temples in Myanmar are currently in.


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