Brickbats for HK’s bouncy ‘wonders’


People taking photos with the Giant inflatable installation, at the ‘Inflatable Wonders’ exhibition at Central Harbourfront Event Space near the Victora Harbour in Hong Kong. Inflatable replicas of famous monuments popped up in a park, raising questions about art and Hong Kong’s changing place in the world. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

WITH darkness falling along Hong Kong’s waterfront against a backdrop of glimmering skyscrapers, carnival music competed with the whine of ventilation blowers as visitors bounced on the inflatable Stonehenge.

The puffy white megalithic replica was part of an installation put up for SummerFest, a public outdoor festival that is held over several weeks.

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