"Wrong Tree" Sculpture, Market Lane

The "Wrong Tree" Sculpture is one of the steel-rod sculptures installed by the design company Sculpture at Work, as part of the Marking George Town project. It is placed in front of the former toddy shop along Market Lane in the inner city of George Town.

The Wrong Tree Sculpture depicts an Indian climbing up what he thought was a coconut tree, only to discover at the top that he was on a betel-nut tree. The descriptive provides an explanation on toddy, also called tuak or palm wine, and how it is formed. The caricature was done was local cartoonist Tang Mun Kian.

Wrong Tree Sculpture, Market Lane, George Town, Penang (30 June 2012)

List of Steel-Rod Sculptures by Tang Mun Kian, Marking George Town Sculptures and Penang Street Art