florentijn hofman's giant rubber duck gets roasted in shanghai

shanghai has cooked up their own version of florentijn hofman’s famous inflatable rubber duck by transforming a passenger boat into a floating cooked bird. the ‘roasted’ adaption is completed with crispy brown skin, protruding drumsticks and charred wings. the giant rubber duck’s yellow paper maché head rests at the bow, looking backwards at its crunchy body. the toasted duck is actually a functioning ferry boat that will carry passengers to cultural performances around the shanghai river for the art bund project 2013.

‘the design process took place during shanghai’s scorching hot summer days, so we just thought: ‘let’s roast it”.  designer han beishi told AFP.

the ‘roasted’ adaption of florentijn hofman’s duck is complete with crispy brown skin and charred wings
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the giant rubber duck’s yellow paper maché head rests at the bow, looking backwards at its crunchy body
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the toasted duck is actually a functioning ferry boat
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