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A SEVEN-metre-tall sculpture - Molecule Men (1+1+1) by American artist Jonathan Borofsky - has been erected at the convention and exhibition centre especially for Art Asia.

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This extraordinary creation first captures the attention of visitors as they enter the atrium of the centre.

It has been flown in by Galerie Saqqarah Fine Arts, Gstaad, Switzerland.

Made of aluminium plate, the sculpture weighs 1,000 kilograms and required 10 men to erect under the supervision of Borofsky's Californian engineer, Ron McPherson.

Georges Marci, Borofsky's dealer, said when asked about the sculpture's title: ''All human beings are made up of molecules. We project the essence that surrounds us but, basically, we are only molecules.

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''Jonathan has made these three men who project different images at various times, depending on the lighting.

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