88 LANTERNS
88 LANTERNS
How can reimagine the Chinese lantern?
Client
Westfield Doncaster
Year
2023
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Location
Melbourne
Press
Mond Qu
Sonny Do
Edward Yee
Yeqian Shi
Project Team
88
The "88 Golden Lantern" hanging installation is a celebration of light and good fortune. The lanterns are inspired by the traditional practice of hanging lanterns during Lunar New Year, which are said to bring luck and protection by scaring away the Nian monster, a fierce beast from Chinese legend. The lanterns also symbolize the idea of letting go of one's past self and embracing a new one, to be let go of again the following year.
The installation encourages visitors to make a wish, and tag a friend, with a chance to win one of the lanterns as a symbol of good luck and a new beginning.