Thursday 24 January 2013

Darling Harbour, Cockle Bay, Rubber Duck

"Rubber Duck" is a 15-metre high, inflatable artwork installed beside the Cockle Bay marina at Darling Harbour until yesterday. The  artwork was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman for the Sydney Festival. This view towards Pyrmont Bridge was from the walkway beside the Western Distributor flyover above Darling Harbour.

24 comments:

  1. I reckon you all will miss seeing this sweet rubber ducky in the harbor.

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    1. Apparently he was so popular that they're planning on bringing him back for the Sydney Festival next year but in another location.

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    2. Yay! That is great news! Thanks, Jim.
      Now, if we could only have one in the Sea of Galilee . . . LOL

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  2. And you need a harbor for this bath "toy"! LOve the headon shot. And Hofman has created some unusual and spectacular sculptures.

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  3. Love it! We have a (much smaller) rubber duckie next to our bath tub. The grandkids get a kick out of us having one. I tell them that EVERY bath tub NEEDS a rubber duckie. ;)

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  4. That is one very photogenic duck that seems to enjoy and expects photo ops! See the grin? Love it!

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  5. not many ducks stay still for so long. you have been fortunate with this one.

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  6. How see that's a big duck! Certainly wouldn't fit in MY bathtub! What a cutie!

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  7. That is the biggest rubber ducky I have ever seen.

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  8. Nice of you to put your toy on display:-)

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  9. Is that one of the new harbour ferries?


    Stewart M - Melbourne

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  10. yellow ducks can't help but make me smile
    how fun to see the giant versions

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  11. How cool is that!?! But that's one rubber duckie I can't bring home :D

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  12. Love the ducky, but he's too big for my bathtub. :)

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  13. Do you know this rubber Duck died in last december ?

    You were lucky to take a pic : now it live forever in our memories...

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  14. I forgot the link on my previous comment :

    http://www.maxitendance.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2-Mort-Die-Rubber-Duck-Canard-Geant-Florentijn-Hofman.jpg

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    1. Poor, duckie. Luckily, there's more than one and we have another one visiting the Parramatta River in Sydney this year.

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