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04-JUN-2017

'Dromedary Camel'

Another in this small series of sculptures by Taiwanese artist Hung Yi, from 2015. A close-up of one of two camels (below) located in the new and very upscale CityCenterDC complex, which we had never even heard of until yesterday.

The plaque reads:

“Hung Yi’s Bactrian and Dromedary camels, aka two and one humped camels, represent travel, survival, and journeying. Bactrian, the two humped camel, is named after the area once known as Bactria, or Central Asia, from where they originated. Dromedary camels have one hump, and are native to African and Middle Eastern Deserts. Not only did Hung Yi take two already unusual, almost mythical animals and make them even more wild and whimsical, he is also encouraging unity between the diverse cultures these two camels represent.”

Camels at CityCenterDC, posted earlier:


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Patrick Goossens17-Jun-2017 12:52
Very exotic looking and displayed at a nice place
Zeeby07-Jun-2017 16:39
This one is so cute! V
globalgadabout06-Jun-2017 04:33
a bit goofy too, yet still an eye-catcher...
janescottcumming05-Jun-2017 22:03
Love the colors and everything about this one! V
Martin Lamoon05-Jun-2017 21:03
Brilliant!, certainly an unusual scene.
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Jim Coffman05-Jun-2017 20:14
That is so neat! Very nice image, Helen...
bill friedlander05-Jun-2017 20:04
Such a delight for young and old. V
Hennie & Lies Lammers05-Jun-2017 18:06
Very nice capture!
Milan Vogrin05-Jun-2017 17:53
Cute. V