A pair of Rubber Ducks made a splash in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, part of an art installation dubbed ‘Double Ducks’ by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who says he hopes the ducks will bring happiness to the city
An art installation dubbed "Double Ducks" by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is seen at Victoria Harbour, in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
The inflatable yellow ducks, 18 metres high, will sail on the harbour for two weeks and come a decade after Hofman's "Rubber Duck" sculpture drew crowds in the Asian financial hub in 2013. "I hope it will bring as much pleasure as it did in the past and in a world where we suffered from a pandemic, wars and political situation, I think it's the right moment to bring back the double luck."
Hofman, who was inspired by a world map and rubber duck to create his giant inflatable rubber duck installation, began a world tour starting from the Netherlands in 2007, making stops in harbours from France to Brazil.
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