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Butterfly, lend meyour wings, I pray, Lend me your wings fora golden day, I would fly over thebush and tree, Over the children thatplay with me. The butterfly has often been the subject ofpoets to mean multiple things; beauty, freedom, & life for example. It hasthe image to conjure up transformative healing and hope, rebirth and renewal. Inspired by the small winged creature, “Lend me your wings, I pray” is an artworkcommissioned for Thomson’s hospital. A sculptural piece that greets patientsand visitors as they step into the airy atrium of the hospital. Inspired by tiny nanostructures ontransparent butterfly wings, the sculpture evokes a butterfly’s rapid wingmovement. Multiple motions coalesce into a rhythmic pattern. The iridescentcolour of the piece owes itself to the multi-spectral colours found onbutterfly wings, arising from photonic-nanostructures on their scales. Itsbrightness and colour-changing with the surrounding environment. Similarly the artwork shifts in colour depending on the lighting ambiance and the angle of view when one moves through the space. “Lend me your wings, I pray” is an invitation to wonder, and more importantly to dream and hope, for visitors and patients alike. Artwork title: Lend me your wings, I pray (2021) Medium: Steel and Iridescent Plexiglass Artwork size: 4M x 5M x 1. 4M (h) Location: Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara,Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Artwork by: Poh Sin Studio Profile info/contact Website: Instagram: Facebook: Email: Pamelatan. pss@gmail. com Video link:
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