University of Alabama’s new ‘disco elephant’ statue features 20,000 mirror tiles

The University of Alabama campus is home to a diverse collection of elephants. The newest addition to the herd is a 12-foot-tall statue covered in mirrored disco tiles.

Commissioned by the University Club to be used for special events, this piece dubbed the “digital disco elephant” was a collaboration between Tuscaloosa artists, including a UA engineering professor.

See how the disco elephant came to life in the video below.

Statue facts

• Structure made of fiberglass composite
• 20,000 disco tiles
• 60-plus pounds of construction adhesive
• 500 pounds in total weight
• 12 feet tall
• 350 hours to complete

This story originally appeared on the University of Alabama’s website.