the singapore river as a psychogeographical faultline

last month, i went to take colour samples of the river, and on the bus ride there, i met a cycling geographer, who also pointed out to me that the colour of the river depended on the time of the day. which was very true. the sun started off bright and blazing hot, which made for unusually bright and vibrant colours. however thanks to our erratic tropical weather, by the time i'd walked from the marina bay to boat quay, it suddenly began raining, so i also got the darker, duller grey shades of overcast days - which was particularly apparent at the shallows near the steps, where we also discovered little fish doing peculiar little horizontal swims across flat steps (to eat stair algae?), and nervous kingfishers pacing along the stone path (to eat stair fish?).

its difficult to say what colour river water really ought to be. i've been told the singapore river used to be the colour of Coca Cola, before the cleanup of the 1980s. right now, it seems as if the Singapore River is usually in camouflage army green colours, with mottled brown, grey, and white spots, to blend in with the skyscrapers and ornamental riverside foliage. the sneaksy thing, trying to slip right past us without us noticing...