"Floating Echo / Buddha" by Daniel Antal (Creative Commons).
The big news out of Pittsburgh today is the giant rubber duckie coming to its rivers this September. Before that, though, a large, transparent Buddha will float outside of Point State Park from June 7th through June 16th at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. "Floating Echo", by Korean-born New York artist Chang-jin Lee is, says her website,
a transparent inflatable statue of Buddha sitting in lotus on the water. The clear giant plastic sculpture floats like an invisible being. Through the statue one can see the nature, landscape, and architecture around the water. Its subtle presence embraces and reflects the surroundings, both natural and man-made. It is seeming present and absent at the same time.Lee's floating installation is ten feet by ten feet by ten feet. It's making its first appearance in Pittsburgh, and Lee's "Comfort Women Wanted" will appear in the Wood Street Galleries later this year.