The rubber ducks, who returned to Hong Kong after 10 years, returned as a couple this time.
According to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) and lifestyle magazine Tatler Asia on the 25th, ‘Rubber Duck’, which was exhibited at Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong in 2013 and attracted more than 8 million citizens, will be displayed in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor from June. ‘ is exhibited in The size has also doubled. This time, it’s two extra-large rubber ducks.
The media reported that the rubber duck visited ‘Victoria Harbor’ again to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its visit to Hong Kong. These rubber ducks completed a demonstration swim this morning at a shipyard on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong.
First unveiled to the public in 2007, the Rubber Duck is a giant version of the yellow rubber duck doll that I played with as a child. The size varies depending on the area where it is installed, but it boasts a weight of over 1 ton with a maximum size of 26m in width, 20m in length, and 32m in height. The rubber duck that visited Hong Kong this time will be larger than the 16.5m of the previous rubber duck, SCMP reported.
In 2013, when the rubber duck visited Hong Kong for the last time, it became so popular that more than 8 million people gathered. During the exhibition due to strong winds at the time, the air was blown out, flattened and floated, and there were cases where air was blown back in.
The ‘Rubber Duck Project’ is a large-scale public art project proposed by Florentine Hoffman, a world-renowned public art artist from the Netherlands. Starting with France in 2007, Rubber Duck has been touring and exhibiting around the world. It also has a deep relationship with Korea. They also visited Seokchon Lake twice in 2014 and last year to deliver messages of joy and hope to citizens.
Regarding the significance of the ‘Rubber Duck Project’, Hoffman said, “The rubber duck has no borders or borders, and has no political intentions.” ”he said.
In line with the purpose of this project, Rubber Duck visited Korea again in September of last year when the fatigue caused by the Corona 19 (variant corona virus) pandemic reached its peak.
Summarizing the coverage of Newsis at the time, Lotte World Tower and Songpa-gu Office joined hands to provide a spectacle to citizens who are recovering their daily lives by completely lifting the obligation to wear outdoor masks at the time. Rather than launching a new project, they contacted Hoffman to upgrade the popular ‘Rubber Duck Project’, and the artist readily agreed to the purpose, and the ‘Rubber Duck Project Seoul 2022’ was established and became a hot topic.
However, it is not known whether the ‘Couple Rubber Duck’ visiting Hong Kong will visit Korea again this year following last year.
Source: Donga
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