During Singapore Art Week, visitors to Marina Bay Sands will encounter a radiant presence hovering between sculpture, architecture and light. WINGS, a new large-scale installation by Singapore artist Eunice Yeo, unfolds across the Level 3 Foyer of the Expo & Convention Centre from 18 January to 8 February 2026, offering not only a visual spectacle but a powerful example of art in service of community and charity.

Created from upcycled glass fragments, reclaimed crystal and steel, WINGS is a transfigurable sculptural work that reflects Yeo’s long-standing interest in material transformation, collective making and the poetic logic of nature. The installation is presented in support of the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts Programme, with 100% of auction proceeds pledged to the cause.

Central to the artwork’s conception is its transfigurable nature. Composed of four independent wings, WINGS can be separated and reconfigured into multiple sculptural permutations, each individually imagined and titled by the artist:

Ascension presents all four wings in a vertical rise, echoing ambition, spirit and upward momentum; Sanctuary forms a cradle-like structure, evoking stillness, refuge and quiet protection, while Tendril pares the work down to paired wings suspended delicately in space, suggesting fragility and gentle growth. Horizon, arranged in a sweeping, fan-like formation, sees all four wings catch and refract natural sunlight throughout the day, casting shifting patterns of colour across the surrounding space.

Each configuration produces a distinct spatial and emotional reading, allowing WINGS to continually regenerate rather than resolve, an idea drawn from the cycles of metamorphosis and emergence found in the insect world.

Rather than depicting wings literally, Yeo draws inspiration from their structural logic. Her research focuses on insect wing venation and cellular patterning, where fine vein networks support translucent membranes capable of bearing surprising loads. This paradox—lightness achieved through real structural strength—sits at the heart of WINGS.

Bright hues of blue, green, yellow, pink, orange and silver shimmer across the surface, created by meticulously applying thousands of glass and crystal fragments, each measuring less than a cubic centimetre. The fractured surfaces transmit and scatter light, transforming the surrounding architecture into an ever-changing canvas.

A defining aspect of Eunice Yeo’s practice is her commitment to community participation, and WINGS began as an open framework rather than a closed studio exercise. In its early stages, hundreds of participants were invited to place fine glass fragments onto large-scale steel frames, introducing organic irregularities shaped by many hands.

Following this collective phase, the work returned to the studio, where Yeo undertook extensive structural re-engineering, material editing and surface refinement. The final installation balances collective origin with individual authorship, embodying a rare synthesis of shared labour and artistic vision.

Beyond its sculptural presence, WINGS also serves a philanthropic purpose. The artwork will be sold via the online auction platform Annexe as part of Annexe #04, running from 21 January to 1 February 2026. All proceeds will support the Singapore Red Cross Young Hearts Programme, which empowers youth through humanitarian values and volunteerism. Marina Bay Sands is the venue sponsor for WINGS, underscoring the growing role of cultural institutions and commercial spaces in supporting socially engaged art.

Luminous, adaptable and deeply human at its core, WINGS stands out as a compelling Singapore Art Week highlight—one that bridges art, advocacy and community. In transforming discarded materials into a soaring vision of possibility, Eunice Yeo reminds us that art’s greatest power may lie not just in how it looks, but in how it brings people together and gives back.

WINGS runs from 18th January to 8th February 2026 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 3 Foyer, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956.