Shanghai exhibit draws egg lovers
SHANGHAI: “Last one in is a rotten egg,” a neon sign in brilliant pink goads, as half a dozen people frolic and snap photos in a giant caviar bowl.
In another room, two schoolgirls in pink-and-white dresses jump on a trampoline the shape of a frying pan, taking pictures with a Hello Kitty camera.
“The Egg House” here is where an apparently unhealthy interest in eggs and selfies meets Alice in Wonderland. The pop-up installation is described by organisers as “created to share the universal love of eggs and provide a momentary escape from the city”.
Situated on the third floor of a mall here, “The Egg House” is the work of Chinese creator Xu Biubiu and is her second installation, the first was in New York and another is planned for Los Angeles.
It costs up to 198 yuan (RM120) to enter, for two adults at weekends. Inside, visitors can lose themselves in egg-themed rooms.
It is unashamedly all about one thing — photos and selfies.
Aima Li sheepishly clambers out of the “caviar bowl”, a large ball pit more usually associated with nurseries.
“I feel a bit too old for this,” the 29-year-old said, pointing out that many people around her were closer to high school age.
But Li, who works in television and splits her time between here and Tokyo, said she would be posting on social media the pictures she took with her friend.
“I’m a bit of a little girl, so I like the decorations here and it’s so colourful,” said Ling Jiamo, between posing for pictures taken by her boyfriend.