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Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation


Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
In this delicate urban landscape, glass buildings form the layout and fish are the residents. Fishpond City Xi'an is a permanent installation created by Vienna-based art collaboration Raoul Bukor and Christian Lindle. The small-scale model of urban development in China stands at a scale of 1:60 and reflects the architecture and landscape reconstruction in the nearby city of Xi'an.

The installation includes 56 glass boxes, a total of almost 3,000 gallons of water, 1,500 goldfish, 29 multicolor LED lights, and about 900 gallons of filtration material. Arranged in a typical grid-like system, the cityscape includes skyscrapers as well as a long stretch of park. The green area, which is a crucial part of any urban landscape, serves as fundamental to this city replica because it contains a large biological filter system.
The thousands of goldfish inhabit the buildings and symbolize a human population. The artists chose to use goldfish because, "The goldfish is a traditional Chinese element with a high cultural value. Its cultural significance as a symbol for good luck and fertility works as a bridge to perception and identification of the visitor with the space exhibited."
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Fishpond City Xi'an 1,500 Goldfish Installation
Lindle_Bukor website
via [Designboom]
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