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Are these the world's weirdest bouncy castles? Inflatable sculptures of Stonehenge



An exhibition featuring a giant inflatable replica of Stonehenge that visitors can bounce on has gone on display in Hong Kong.

The blow-up version of the prehistoric monoliths is one of six inflatable works of art that include a giant pig, black cockroach, a pair of legs sticking out of the ground and huge brown sculpture that looks like poo.

They have been placed at the site of what will become a museum of visual arts, known as M+, in the West Kowloon cultural district.

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Monolith madness: A giant, inflatable version of Stonehenge is among a number of blow-up works of art that have gone on show in Hong Kong





Who needs a castle? A member of the public bounces on the inflatable sculpture of Stonehenge which has gone on diplay to promote an upcoming museum





Final touches: A worker cleans the sculpture, which was made by British artist Jeremy Deller and titled Sacrilege, during a press preview of the exhibition

As part of the Inflation! exhibition, which opens tomorrow, visitors will be able to bounce on the Stonehenge replica, which was made by British artist Jeremy Deller.

The 20ft-high structure, called Sacrilege, enjoyed huge success when it was opened to the public as part of the 18-day Glasgow International Festival of Visual Arts Festival last year.


It was designed using detailed plans of the Salisbury monument and took two months to make thanks to the efforts of workers at Inflatable World Leisure, who Mr Deller said built the first ever bouncy castles in the UK.
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Weird and wonderful: The exhibition also features inflatable sculptures of a giant black cockroach and a pair of legs sticking out the ground









Dark matter: The cockroach and the pair of upside-down legs form part of an exhibit by Hong Kong artist Tam Wai Ping entitled Falling into Mundane World



Causing a stink: A man walks near a work of art entitled Complex Pile by U.S. artist Paul McCarthy at the waterfront of West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong





Must be one giant dog: This sculpture is among several inflatable structures that will be on show in the park for the next six weeks






Hammy: This blow-up sculpture of a pig was made by Chinese artist Cao Fei titled House of Treasures. The exhibition starts on Thursday and runs until June 9


His giant inflatable was one of the highlights of a festival programme featuring more than 130 artists at almost 50 venues across the city.

Mr Deller, who won the Turner Prize in 2004, said at the time: 'It has taken two months to put together so it is wonderful to finally see it up and being used by the public.

'Stonehenge is a part of our history and it is such an iconic structure that I wanted to recreate it as accurately as I could.'

The exhibition in Hong Kong runs until June 9.



Prickly theme: An inflatable sculpture called 'Emptiness is Form. Form is Emptiness, 2013' by Korean contemporary artist Choi Jeong Hwa





Proud: Contemporary Korean artist Choi Jeong Hwa with his inflatable sculpture called Emptiness is Form. Form is Emptiness, 2013, at the West Kowloon Cultural District



Colourful: Journalists take photos inside a display by Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno titled Poetic Cosmos of the Breath during a press preview of the Mobile M+: Inflation! exhibition




Out of this world: A worker is seen through an exhibit called Poetic Cosmos of the Breath by Argentina-born artist Tomas Saraceno

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