A pair of rubber ducks have caused a sensation in Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong this Friday as part of an art installation called ‘Double Ducks’ by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who says he hopes these animals will bring happiness to the city.
The inflatable yellow ducks, of 18 meters highThey will sail in the port for two weeks, arriving a decade after Hofman’s ‘Rubber Duck’ sculpture drew crowds in the Asian financial hub in 2013.
Hofman said that his pair of ducks represent “twice the fun, twice the happiness» and bring new excitement to Hong Kong. “I hope it brings as much pleasure as in the past and in a world where we are suffering from a pandemic, wars and political situations, I think it is the right time to bring double luck back.”
The AllRightsReserved (ARR) curator said the ducks were like the symmetrical Chinese characters ‘xi’ for happiness and ‘peng’ for friends.
Hofman, what was inspired by a world map and a rubber duck To create his giant installation of inflatable rubber duckies, he began a world tour from the Netherlands in 2007, making stops in ports from France to Brazil.
Impressions
Stationed near Hong Kong’s central district and Tamar Park, the ducks swam across Victoria Harbor to the delight of dozens of passersby.
Anna, a 40-year-old woman, walking along the promenade said she enjoyed watching the ducks: “We would like more art installations like rubber duckies in Hong Kong. Right now there isn’t much space for art compared to Macao or Shenzhen, which have more art installations.”
A 40-year-old engineer named Kane said that ducks were beneficial to Hong Kong: “It’s a good thing when society is so depressed. It is better for the government to spend public money on this than in other areas.”
