FACTS AND LINKS.

• The duck measurements are: height: 12m, width: 14m, depth: 12m.
• It was made using 800sq metres of fabric.
• The pontoon on which the duck is sitting is 6 tonne and the outer ring is 10mm (diameter).
• The duck has appeared in the following cities previously:
• • Osaka,Japan 2009
  • St. Nazaire, France 2007
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil 2008
  • Elst, The Netherlands 2009
  • Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2008
  • Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2008
  • Nürnberg, Germany 2008
  • Wassenaar, The Netherlands 2008
  • Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2007
• This duck was made in New Zealand by a company called Fabric Structures.

In much the same way as a 12 metre high duck in the middle of a harbour - shennanigans in the sky also never fail to entertain us. We had lots of fun shooting this ident, check it out.

ABOUT THE DUCK.

This 40 foot high duck was made in New Zealand - Whangarei no less - following a pattern devised by Florentijn. FOUR then flew Florentijn to New Zealand to oversee the installation.

It was made using 800sq metres of fabric. Florentijn's ducks have appeared in 9 other cities including Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Osaka, Japan. The first installation of the duck was in the Loire River, St Nazaire - France. That installation was 26 metres! This is the ducks first appearance in Australasia - and Florentijn's first visit to - New Zealand. By all reports - they're both enjoying it! The duck has been said to have healing powers and is considered a symbol for tolerance.

ABOUT THE ARTIST.

The fact that Florentijn Hofman is not an average gallery-exhibited artist should be obvious. The world is a huge playground and he can choose just about any spot or material in which to dispaly his installations. The Loire river in France was the starting point of a project that ultimately became a giant rubber duck. This first duck was 26 m's tall! It may look like the favourite toy of Sesame Street's Ernie, but it's too big to fit into anyone's bath - and impossible to ignore.

The work of Hofman is known for integrating, intriguing and interactive installations into public space. Obviously he changes with great joy between performative (public) art and the domain of the sculpture (only to mention a few of his used media) and has a strong wish to amaze and making life a little much more fun.

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