This image shows a stoned pavement that is surrounded by greenery on both sides of the pavement. The path seems to lead further into the picture. However, the bright sunshine implies that the path is not a moribund path but a path of light. The path of light represents the good relationship that they will experience.

This image shows that nature and man can co-exist even though there are critics that state that man is overpowering nature as man has the aid of technology to do so and one example of man overpowering nature is deforestation, but in this picture, it shows man and nature can exist with each other and the sunshine represents that they are getting along very well. The path that seems endless implies that this relationship will go on forever and the long relationship is a good one as sun shines on the path.





















The background of this picture is bamboo stem that is erected straight from the ground and the wooden beach is placed in front of the bamboos. The bamboo leaves are hanging over the beach, shading the beach from the sun.

The height of the bamboo plant reveals that nature is present even before homo sapiens were around. The hanging of leaves over the beach signifies the protection that nature has been giving us since the evolution from ape to man. The beach represents the technology that we have, even though the surrounding of the beach is stoned, nature has managed to overcome the obstacle that we have made. This shows the power of nature cannot be stopped by man.

Nature can be seen all around us, it seems that the nature is purely for beautifying the environment, but the underlying meaning is nature is there to protect us. If the weather suddenly turns bad at the beach, it is human instinct to run towards the nearest shelter for cover. If it so happens that all man-made shelters are full, some people will go seek shelter under a tree. Nature is often not fully appreciated(the back of the beach is facing the bamboo), but nature has been sheltering us all the way but yet we are ignorant of that fact.




















This image is a wooden shelter where the roof is made up of leaves of a plant. The plant that is resting on the wooden frame is so dense that very little light can pass through the leaves. Thus it is an ideal shelter, an ideal man and nature made shelter that we, as visitors of the Botanic Gardens can relax in.

This picture shows that man and Nature can co-exist with each other in harmony. The fact that Nature is sheltering the visitor from rain or shine while Man-made wooden frame provides the structure of the shelter, enabling the visitor to have sufficient area to relax in. This simple picture shows that Man and Nature can co-exist in harmony and one cannot live without the other. For example, if the Man-made wooden frame is absent, that the plant alone will not be able to provide the visitor with sufficient amount of space to rest in, similarly, if the dense plant is not present but the wooden frame is, the visitor will not be able to rest as the hot sun will continuously beat upon his back.

As a tourist arrives in Singapore and board a taxi to head to town, as the taxi travel down the ECP(East Coast Park) expressway, the scenery along the expressway is breathtaking as he can see blooming plant that is welcoming him into Singapore. Such an experience will left a good memory in the tourist’s mind, thus wanting him to return to Singapore along with his family, so that they can experience the beautiful scenery that has captivated the tourist’s heart. This Nature and Man partnership is unbeatable as nature provides the beauty while man provides the seat to sit back and relax. What else is better than this partnership between Man and Nature?