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The inflatable yellow ducks, 18 metres (59
feet) 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.
Hofman said his pair of ducks represent "twice the fun, double
the happiness" and bring new excitement to Hong Kong.
"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."
Curator AllRightsReserved (ARR) said the ducks were like the
symmetrical Chinese characters "xi" for happiness and "peng" for
friends.
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.
Stationed near Hong Kong's central district and Tamar Park, the
ducks swam across Victoria Harbour to the delight of dozens of
bystanders.
Anna, a 40-year old woman, who was walking the promenade said
she enjoyed seeing the ducks.
"We would like more installation art like the rubber ducks in
Hong Kong. Right now there isn't much space for art in Hong Kong
if we compare it to Macau or Shenzhen, they have more art
installations."
A 40-year-old engineer named Kane said the ducks were positive
for Hong Kong. "It's a silver lining when the society is in such
low spirits. It's better the government to spend public money on
this than on other areas."
(Reporting by Justin Fung, Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou; Writing
by Farah Master; editing by Michael Perry)
(Photo: 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)
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