New display at National Museum of Singapore features 14,000 Swarovski crystals
Get ready to be dazzled by this grand installation on your next visit to the museum.
Don’t be surprised if you step into the National Museum of Singapore, only to be greeted by a new and breathtaking glistening display of light and colour. The museum’s newest permanent art installation, curiously (and perhaps aptly) called Wings of a Rich Manoeuvre, is a shimmering display of 14,000 swinging Swarovski crystals created by homegrown artist Suzann Victor. Prominently located above the bridge linking the National Museum’s 19th-century colonial building to its modern glass wing, you definitely won’t be able to miss it.
The installation features 8 wing-like kinetic chandeliers, which actually evolved from Victor’s initial commission in 2006 entitled Contours of a Rich Manoeuvre. The stunning contemporary artwork is designed to reflect the natural light from the museum’s glass wing, resulting in the most beautiful aerial calligraphy. Through this installation, visitors are able to manipulate the coloured lights in the artwork and actually create their own aerial light display! No doubt – this installation will be a visual spectacle for the eyes and a hypnotic sight to behold.
This installation is located above the bridge on Level 2 of the National Museum of Singapore, and will be in motion from 10am to 7pm daily.
Sarah Khan
Photo: National Museum of Singapore
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