Arp 220 was inspired by the photo of the two colliding galaxies taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The name Arp 220 refers to this being the 220th object in famous astronomer Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. The galaxies are in the process of merging and outputting a large amount of energy in the form of a starburst which appears as a 6 pointed star due to the Webb Telescope's hexagonal mirrors. The sculpture highlights the starburst as well as the debris of this cosmic collision by using contrasting materials.