ABOUT Bell of Inspiration:
The "BELL OF INSPIRATION" is a symbol of calling, signifying the start of the 28th
Sea Games. Bells awaken us from rest and urge us forth into our daily pursuits.
Bells are also used to announce the passage from one station to another
especially in long distance sporting events like swimming and track and field.
They are also used to celebrate and commemorate joyous and festive events.
The main Bell art piece is made up of scrap metal
items donated by members of the community and supports 11 smaller painted bells
made out of recycled steel bottles. These bottles, cut into bells, are painted
with the representative colours and imagery belonglng to the 11 participating
countries of the SEA Games. These are working bells which the general public
can ring any time.
In addition, LED lights are attached to the inside
of the bell, which illuminates the Bell from within. The Bell comes to life at night and each time it is
rung we hope that it will inspire those around it. Further, it will help to
inspire a call to action for the community to come together to support the SEA
Games and the athletes.
We would like to thank ITE College East’s
Machanical and Electrical engineering departments and students who helped
create and illuminate the bells. We are also grateful for the generous donation
of materials from Fabriesteel and Srihari Fire N Safety Engineering Pte Ltd. A
final big thanks to the students of SOTA for their creativity and participation.
Progression report 26th
-29th April 2015
11 Smaller bells to represent 11 different countries participation in the Sea Games.
After
much discussion, banging and welding, the large BELL structure was completed
and delivered to ITE College East where we have been given refuge and support
for our project. With the kind assistance from the Mechanical Engineering
department staff and students, we are well on our way of completing the project
in record time.
The
students at ITE initially began with painting the large BELL structure before
later assisting with covering the shape with wire mesh. They had earlier
cleaned and sanded all the smaller BELLS that will be used to represent the 11
Sea Games teams and hang from the main BELL.
With
the help of several strong arms and Mr Sun Yu Li's supervision, we managed to
fit the large internal support ring inside the big BELL in order to determine
how and where it will be fastened once the whole structure is assembled.
Next
comes the choosing and preparing of all the scrap metal to be attached to the
outside of the BELL and then fixing these materials to the wire mesh. At the
same time, several ITE students are now working on the smaller bells with a
view to paint them in the colors and imagery of the specific county that each
bell represents. Once the painting is completed and approved, the flag of each
country will be printed out and fixed to each bell so there will be no doubt
about which bell represents which country.
We
are still anticipating the arrival of a group of students from SOTA (School of the Arts, Singapore) in early
May who will complete the remainder of the 11 smaller BELLS before they are all
fixed to the main BELL of INSPIRATION. We are very grateful for all the support
we have received from ITE (Institute of Technical Education), friends, the general public and several companies
especially Fabriesteel and Srihari Fire N Safety Engineering Pte Ltd who have
generously donated materials in such short notice. We have been truly
inspired. Stay Tune for more progress reports coming up in May.
Progression report 5th May 2015
Currently
focusing on the discussion and painting of the 11 bells that represent
11 different participation countries of the SEA Games! These 11 smaller
bells will be attached to the bottom of the main bell.
SOTA students came over to ITE College East to help the spraying and
paintings of the 11 Bells, creating different unique designs to represent
11 different countries involving in the SEA Games, together with ITE
College East students.
Both schools also sat down for a discussion about the designs of the 11 bells before starting on the hands on.
At the same time, the main bell is also being filled with more of the mental scraps.
Stay tune for further progress on the BELL of Inspiration!
Progression report 6th May 2015
Look
how serious the SOTA students and even lecturers are discussing about
the ideas to INSPIRE the BELL on being even more beautiful with metals
and metals scraps only! Giving their very best efforts to make this a
wonderful inspiring experience for the 28th SEA Games Singapore. Special thanks
to SOTA students that kept on coming down to ITE College East just to
assist on the art piece!
Stay tune for more updates coming up in next blog post.
The students from ITE College East are always coming down to assist with the main
BELL and the eleven smaller bells. Angie is guiding the students on this project to ensure a positive experience with such an extraordinary opportunity. The students are also very glad to be getting some hands-on experience on something that is being specially created to commemorate for the 28th SEA Games being held in Singapore. Despite long hours in classes, they are always so serious in their involvement. Some of them even take time off to come down and assist Angie.
As for the eleven small bells, all of the
countries are represented with unique imagery from the respective country. One of
the smaller bells is shown above, expressing the icons of Thailand. The rest of the bells are almost done and are all very special in their own
ways. Soon they will all be attached to the bottom of the main BELL
