​Sculptural loop of 1,200 ‘butterflies’ sets NTU campus aflutter

A new sci-art sculpture imitating the fluttering of butterflies on the lush green campus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) was unveiled today. 

 

Comprising 1,200 magenta and purple butterflies mounted on aluminium and that move with the wind, Loop is a 4.5-metre tall work that evokes the mathematical infinity sign. 

It is the latest addition to a growing collection of eco-friendly installations on the university’s Campus Art Trail, and was commissioned following a gift to the university from the late Dr John and Mrs Dorothy Cheung, both former NTU faculty members.