Flying with the Light

The wings are intended to remind you of birds. More specifically, magpies. Just look at the colouration. In the West, the magpie is synonymous with thievery, but the picture changes as you go further East. In Taiwan for example, this black-and-white bird is seen as a bringer of good fortune. And that’s where this work – named Flying with the Light – comes from. It was made by a group of Taiwanese students of architecture, led by their professor Cheng-Chi Cheng. “Taking the bird’s traditional meaning as a starting point, we drew inspiration from the image of a flying magpie – in the hope that our wings can bring good fortune to people in these times,” explain the artists. And the work is also quite ingenuous, actually, since it’s powered almost entirely by the wind.

Fun fact
The ‘B’ in Group B stands for bricoleur: a true ‘tinkerer’, dedicated to repairing, creating and innovating objects in the everyday world. The group’s members strive to stay curious, consistently ‘unlearn’ received wisdoms, learn what they want to learn, see challenges as opportunities and, last but not least, have fun.