DBKL demolishes ‘Puncak Purnama’

A DBKL signboard on site states that the demolition of the Puncak Purnama sculpture by the late Datuk Syed Ahmad Jamal in Jalan Sultan Sulaiman is part of City Hall’s work to rejuvenate the landscape. — P. NATHAN / The Star

THE sudden demolition of the Puncak Purnama (Lunar Peaks) sculpture in Jalan Sultan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur, has shocked the art fraternity.

A Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) signboard on site stated that the demolition was part of work to rejuvenate the landscape that was described as “kejur” or lifeless.