Large rubber duck floating in Hong Kong as a part of artist’s globetrotting set up deflates

One of a pair of big rubber geese towed to Hong Kong by boat as a part of a recurring, world-traveling exhibition by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman needed to be deflated Saturday.

The “Double Ducks” set up had arrived in Hong Kong Friday and was initially scheduled to drift within the harbor for 2 weeks. The deflation occurred at round 1 p.m. native time Saturday.

Each of the 59-foot-tall geese is manufactured from PVC plastic and is fed inflationary air by a fan on a supporting barge. The geese might be towed again to the shipyard for restore. In a put up on Instagram, organizers defined the deflation.

“On-site staff conducted routine checks on one of the rubber ducks, and found that it is overstretched due to the hot weather and rising air pressure. As it would take time for the repair vessel to arrive, after discussion, it was decided that the air needed to be immediately released by loosening the seams to avoid any potential risk,” the organizers wrote within the put up.

Mr. Hofman final displayed considered one of his touring inflatables in Hong Kong in 2013, when town’s harbor was visited by a solitary big rubber duck. That duck additionally deflated throughout its exhibition in Hong Kong.

A vacationer who noticed the deflated duck stated that even one big bathtub toy was sufficient.

“We hoped to see two ducks, but it’s also cute that one deflated,” Tiffany Chen, who was visiting from the neighboring metropolis of Shenzhen to the north of Hong Kong, informed Reuters.

Hong Kong workplace employee Snow Wong took a extra philosophical strategy to the duck scenario.

“It makes us wonder if double happiness is really possible in Hong Kong. And if you look at the duck, you may find your answer,” Mr. Wong informed the Associated Press.

Mr. Hofman started touring his inflatable installations worldwide in 2007.