Flora Yin Wong: The Forbidden Loop

The multi-disciplinary artist found inspiration in a dangerous gymnastics move

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, a 17-year old gymnast named Olga Korbut performed a spectacular maneuver at the uneven bars.

After a few swings, she stood up on the higher bar, launched into a backflip, grabbed the bar again and continued into a swing.

The “Korbut Flip” – sometimes referred to as a “deadloop” – was repeated by fellow Soviet gymnast Elena Muk…