Big Way to cherish life

Florentijn Hofman's signature work Rubber Duck. Dutch artist is turning mundane existence into a celebration, with his mega animal installations, Deng Zhangyu reports. The Dutch artist, who creates playful urban installations to challenge his audience's perspective on quotidian existence, displayed his best-known work, the Rubber Duck, at Beijing's Summer Palace nine years ago. On Aug 6, Hofman's Rubber Duck-an inflatable version of the childhood rubber duckie bath toy-came to town once more, joined by a "zoo" of his signature larger-than-life animals. to remind people of the need to find joy in the little things in life, boasts 20-plus installations that cover more than nine sections across three floors.