Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman’s floating ‘Rubber Duck’ sculpture continues to travel around the globe. So far the ‘rubber duch’ has been travelling to 10 countries and 12 metropoles. This month the floating duck called ‘Spreading Joy Around the World’, is given a welcome ceremony by the Hong Kong Police band as it is moved to the South Side of Ocean Terminal, VictoriaHarbour in Hong Kong. The ‘Rubber Duck’ is 16.5 meters high.
Ruber Duck passport so far:
Amsterdam 2007
St. Nazaire 2007
Sao Paulo 2008
Hasselt 2009
Osaka 2009
Auckland 2011
Onomichi 2012
Sydney 2013
Hong Kong 2013
The Rubber Duck knows no frontiers, it doesn’t discriminate people and doesn’t have a political connotation. The friendly, floating Rubber Duck has healing properties: it can relieve mondial tensions as well as define them. The rubber duck is soft, friendly and suitable for all ages!
Visit Florentijn Hofman’s website for the rubber duck project.