ABSTRACT
How does the contemporary architecture of the Singapore Flyer observation wheel express and symbolize Singaporean modernity? In particular, how do citizens and visitors alike, through their experience of the Singapore Flyer, encounter the politics and ethics of Singaporean modernity within a particular set of time-space rhythms? This chapter explores these questions in relation to the architecture, engineering, and urban positioning of the Singapore Flyer and, partly through an engagement with the work of Henri Bergson, considers how politics and ethics are relayed to the visitors of the Singapore Flyer, thus instilling in them the new ways and ethics of Singaporean society.
