It can be called the sister chapter of the "giant panda" in Chengdu: In addition to the shape of Chongqing, this one has become a lying on the roof, and also has authentic Chongqing element camellia.

Luo Zhixiang and his junior sister Hei Butterfly Kaile participated in the unveiling of "LOVE.FOUND."

is still thinking about going to Chengdu Chunxi Road to take a photo with the giant panda climbing the wall? Now, you can take a photo with such a "panda" in Chongqing! On the 11th, Chongqing Guojin Center ushered in a special ceremony - the national treasure artist and architect Simone Carena from Italy, Chinese artist Yihong Hsu (Xu Yihong) and singer Luo Zhixiang, "Black Butterfly" Kaile, together with the new urban original art installation "LOVE.FOUND."

Chongqing IFS city original art installation original "LOVE.FOUND." The whole picture is like this.

, this "LOVE.FOUND." can be called the sister chapter of the "giant panda" in Chengdu: In addition to the shape of Chongqing, this one has become a lying on the roof, and also has authentic Chongqing element camellia!

reporter saw at the ceremony that this group of art installations called "LOVE.FOUND." consists of two parts. If you go to the outdoor garden on the third floor of Chongqing IFS (Guojin Center) now, you will find that there is a "camellia tree" on the green space on the northeast side. It consists of steel trunks and 100 red fiberglass camellias. The whole tree is 6.5 meters high and weighs about 16 tons. On the roof of the IFS mall not far away is another part of "LOVE.FOUND.": a panda lazily "lying" with a camellia in its hand, looking happy. According to the artists who created them, Simone Carrena and Xu Yihong, this "panda" is 12 meters long and weighs nearly 7 tons.

gets closer, and you will find that the two artists not only put a lot of thought into the panda's posture, but also have a little "scheming" on the surface of its body: the white part of the "panda" is made of mirror stainless steel, and the surface reflects the contours of the surrounding space and the colorful changes in the outside world like a mirror. The two artists said this was the hope of integrating the urban environment into the work.

original art installation "LOVE.FOUND." The author is Italian artist and architect Mr. Simone Carena and Chinese artist Ms. Xu Yihong.

Simone Carrena and Xu Yihong said, "LOVE.FOUND." The main creative elements are the camellia in Chongqing and the giant panda in China's national treasure. Camellia represents Chongqing, passionate and unrestrained, full of vitality, and is a symbol of Chongqing's beautiful mountains, waters, and people; giant panda represents China, and is also a symbol of friendship and cultural symbol for China's exchanges with the world. Giant pandas share camellia with the public, meaning that China's friendship ambassador shows the beauty of Chongqing to the world and the vitality and vitality of Chongqing as the youngest municipality in China. The entire art installation is made of steel and fiberglass, and it took more than 300 days from creation to installation.

"The beautiful scenery of Chongqing is impressive, and it is very meaningful to build my beloved artwork in this beautiful city." Artist Simone Carrena said in an interview with reporters, "LOVE.FOUND." is a very loving work. "In the process of creation, it not only follows artistic aesthetics, but also integrates the concept of commercial design, and combines Yihong Hsu's understanding of art, Chinese culture, and emotions towards the mountain city of Chongqing. I also hope that everyone likes it and have more to come here to take photos."

unveiling scene.

Another author and artist Xu Yihong also smiled and said that the combination of camellia and giant panda was to express the hope of "Even our national treasures fell in love with camellia, and hope to stay in Chongqing forever." Xu Yihong also revealed that the panda has not been named yet, "Everyone can come and try to give it a name."

And when Luo Zhixiang appeared on the scene, the fans around the event immediately became excited. "Chongqing is very clean and beautiful, especially the night view." Luo Zhixiang, who has been to Chongqing many times, began to sigh as soon as he appeared on stage. It was a pity that he could not come to that episode of "Extreme Challenge" last time he recorded in Chongqing. Luo Zhixiang, who had posted photos of himself eating spicy food before, naturally did not let the hot pot go to Chongqing this time, "I went to eat hot pot as soon as I arrived. I liked it so much, I ate the spicyest ones."

As a Douyin celebrity with more than 8.5 million fans, Luo Zhixiang was also very entertained after seeing the "LOVE.FOUND." art installation. While looking at the "Panda" lying on the roof, he smiled and said, "Chongqing is such a good place to shoot Douyin! I'm going to shoot Douyin with this camellia panda later. ”

Upstream News·Chongqing Morning Post reporter Qiu Jinyi