She's printed words on 50,000 sugar cubes and written on tens of thousands of shiny bright red Saga seeds before, so really, 10,000 ping pong balls can't be that hard.
Singapore-based British artist Nicola Anthony is currently collecting written messages on thousands of ping pong balls which she will be using for an infinity-shaped light sculpture for he 28th SEA Games.
Named "Ouroboros" after the ancient symbol of infinity depicting a snake eating its own tail, it will be unveiled at Marina Bay Events Plaza on May 30.
The work represents the union of famlies, communites and society. The balls will become luminescent by night and the sentences will join up to form lines flowing around the circular shape, explains Anthony.
The sculpture complies with the SEA Games's theme, "Celebrate the extraordinary", about connecting individuals, communities and countries to their dreams."It’s beyond competing, winning or even overcoming defeat. It’s not about having a champion to look up to, but inspiring the one that is inside each of us.”
These "interactive" artworks that ask people to write their thoughts on Post-It pads or balloons tend to be gimmicky — but we'll make an exception for this one just because the artist herself has personally invited Coconuts readers to add their aspirations to the piece. You can tweet your message (make sure it's short enough to write on a ping pong ball) to @nicola_anthony and use the hashtag #ouroborosArt.
Go ahead, write your heart out.
She's printed words on 50,000 sugar cubes and written on tens of thousands of shiny bright red Saga seeds before, so really, 10,000 ping pong balls can't be that hard.
Singapore-based British artist Nicola Anthony is currently collecting written messages on thousands of ping pong balls which she will be using for an infinity-shaped light sculpture for he 28th SEA Games.
Named "Ouroboros" after the ancient symbol of infinity depicting a snake eating its own tail, it will be unveiled at Marina Bay Events Plaza on May 30.
The work represents the union of famlies, communites and society. The balls will become luminescent by night and the sentences will join up to form lines flowing around the circular shape, explains Anthony.
The sculpture complies with the SEA Games's theme, "Celebrate the extraordinary", about connecting individuals, communities and countries to their dreams."It’s beyond competing, winning or even overcoming defeat. It’s not about having a champion to look up to, but inspiring the one that is inside each of us.”
These "interactive" artworks that ask people to write their thoughts on Post-It pads or balloons tend to be gimmicky — but we'll make an exception for this one just because the artist herself has personally invited Coconuts readers to add their aspirations to the piece. You can tweet your message (make sure it's short enough to write on a ping pong ball) to @nicola_anthony and use the hashtag #ouroborosArt.
Go ahead, write your heart out.