2024/3/29 10:36 (updated at 3/29 11:29)
American artist Kurt Perschke launched the “Red Ball Project” in Tainan City. It started on the 29th at the Guanguan Pavilion of the Feng Temple, a city-designated historic site. The inflating operation took about half an hour.Photo by Central News Agency reporter Zhang Rongxiang in Tainan, March 29, 113
(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Rongxiang, Tainan, 29th) American artist Boshik launched the “Red Ball Project” in Tainan City. It was launched today at the Guanguan Pavilion of the Feng Temple, a city-designated historic site. The inflating operation took about half an hour, attracting domestic and foreign tourists to snap photos. .
Boshik’s “Red Ball Project” will appear in Tainan City for 10 consecutive days starting today. The first stop is the official reception booth of the Feng Temple in the Central and Western District. Because it is located in an alley, the city government has announced in advance at surrounding intersections that the on-site alleys Control begins at 8 a.m. and lasts until 6:30 p.m.
The Boshik team arrived at about 8:50 a.m. Before that, tourists had arrived one after another to wait. Some even brought babies and young children to get a first look at this world-famous installation art. Some tourists who didn’t know why asked why. Place a huge red ball in the middle of the reception pavilion.
The Boshik team started inflating the ball at about 9 a.m. and completed it half an hour later. The team members checked the status of the red ball stuck in the middle of the receiving booth from time to time, and some people also wiped it from time to time.
Residents told reporters from the Central News Agency that the Fengshen Temple and the Shiluo Temple are across the street and usually have a lot of believers and tourists. The “Red Ball Project” attracted people from outside the area to inquire in advance, and also attracted a lot of local people.
As for some people on the Internet who are worried that the red ball is too full and may damage the monument itself, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Tainan City Government stated that before the launch of the “Red Ball Project”, the central and local authorities have negotiated and assessed that there is no problem, but will also remind the operators careful.
The 10 locations and dates of Tainan City’s “Red Ball Project” are: Feng Shen Temple Jieguan Pavilion on March 29, Yongle Market on 30, Tainan Park Nianci Pavilion on 31; National Cheng Kung University Future Museum on April 1, 2 Anping Castle on the 3rd day, Tainan City Museum of Art 2 on the 3rd day, Hele Square on the 4th day, Xinhua Street Hall on the 5th day, Yuejian Bridge in Zhuxi Park on the 6th day and Nanmen City on the 7th day.
Kurt Perschke launched the “Red Ball Project” in 2001. It has traveled to more than 40 well-known cities around the world, setting off a red ball whirlwind. It is not only the focus of the international media lens competition, but also the world’s longest street art action. . The red ball will only be exhibited once in each city. The artist moved the red ball to 10 different exhibition locations, inflating it from 9 a.m. to dismantling it at 6 p.m. (Editor: Guo Yuru) 1130329
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