Japanese people panic with “Head Balloons” in real life

In recent days, people in Tokyo, Japan are admiring a very special 1-0-2 artwork, although many people think it is quite creepy because it reminds them of one of the works. horrified famous author Ito Junji.
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The Hanging Balloons (Ito Junji).​

In fact, the “head balloons” this is a project named Masayume of the contemporary art group Me. Masayume is a hot air balloon 20m high, equivalent to the height of a 6-story building. It was inspired by a group member’s strange dream when she was 14 years old, in which she saw a floating face. Perhaps this is the origin of the name Masayume – in Japanese means “dream come true”.
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Because of its huge size, it is easy for viewers to see Masayume (Photo: Lost Bird).​

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Close-up of Masayume at Yoyogi Park, Tokyo (Photo: Lost Bird).​

Before Masayume, it was not difficult to see hot air balloons with human heads at many festivals in the Netherlands, Australia or Switzerland, … For example, this giant hot air balloon with the image of painter Vincent VanGogh . It is adapted from the self-portrait Self-Portrait with Gray Felt Hat painted by Van Gogh in 1886 in Paris, France – a year before he cut off one of his own ears.
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