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Immersive exhibit showcases large-scale balloon sculptures in NYC

2024-08-20

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An exhibit on Manhattan's Upper East Side is taking balloon art to a whole new level - showcasing balloon sculptures in a playful, immersive and inspiring way.

Maybe its the colors, shapes and sizes... but the bottom line is, the balloons simply make people happy.

"When they get inside a venue like this and see a huge eagle, seven meters made only with balloons, they're stunned," said balloon artist Kobi Kalimian.

Kalimian knows a thing or two about the spheres filled with air. A whopping 700,000 of them are now inside the Park Avenue Armory.

Kalimian is a certified balloon artist who has been at it for more than a decade.

"I bought a bag of balloons and a hand pump, started to twist myself," he said.

Kalimian is the art director of Balloon Story, an exhibition that will make you see balloons in a different light.

Artists from around the world created these large-scale sculptures which will be in place through Aug. 24.

Balloon artist Jeremy Johnston was doing a little maintenance on his trio of very elaborate animals.

"You see how the muzzle is on the giraffe, there are balloons inside of balloons, to give it a different look, it's called distortion," he said.

Each section has a different theme: space travel, under the sea, take a trip around the world or play a piano key.

A trick of the trade to keeping balloons plump: blast the air conditioning.

"If you can put a balloon inside a fridge, it can last a year," Kalimian said.

But what will they do with the balloons at the end? A popping party, of course!

You are invited to come help deflate them. They will be recycled and made into dog toys.

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