Inflatable replicas of world landmarks defended by Hong Kong art show team after online mockery
- ‘Inflatable Wonders’ mocked online for exhibit’s resemblance to gravestones, but organisers confident event will prove a hit with visitors
The “Inflatable Wonders” exhibition, part of “SummerFest@Central”, was conceived to showcase five large-scale inflatable replicas of world-famous landmarks originally created using artificial intelligence by Armenian artist Joann, who goes by the handle @joooo.an on social media.
But some internet users have joked that the white Stonehenge installation look like gravestones, while others took potshots at the green-lit Pyramids of Giza display, saying they resembled police tents used at crime scenes.
David Rule, managing director of Central Venue Management that organised the exhibition, called the comments “rather short-sighted”.
“I think that the artist’s intention was to create known icons from around the world and they were originally designed in white, so we recreated them in white.”
