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Posted on August 10, 2014 by dfw_admin

Amazing Day-time Fireworks in Shanghai

Cai Guoqiang the artist set off fireworks above the Huangpu River, which kicks off Cai’s new exhibition called “The Ninth Wave”at Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum, and the exhibition runs until October 26.

The ephemeral fireworks display lasts about 8 minutes, the citizens said that the day-time fireworks is very fantastic, it is also Cai’s first fireworks show in Shanghai, some people even called the police.

The whole display includs 3 chapters：”Elegy”,”Memory” and “Comfort”, Cai says that the show is an expression of sorrow for the death of nature.

There are rumors says that the fireworks display may be harmful to the environment and also threats the public safety, but Cai declares that the performance has already get permission and the produts used was pollution-free.

Posted on August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 by dfw_admin

Patriotic Fireworks Light Up Ottawa River

As one part of the “Casino Lac-Leamy Sound of Light shows”,the Wednesday night fireworks light up the night sky of Ottawa, the festival was first held in 1996, over 2 million spectators was attracted here.

The event starts at 9:15 pm, and the Alexandra Bridge was closed temporarily, earlier in the afternoon, plenty of festival tents were set up along the banks of Lake Leamy, people also enjoyed the food and music.

There are four teams this year, Hong Kong made the first performance on August 2, Portugal team will perform on this Saturday and the Swizerland team on August 13, there is also a grand finale on August 16, the winner will be announced then.

Posted on August 3, 2014 by dfw_admin

Roy Days Festival Fireworks Injured 10 Persons

Roy fire officials said that the accident on the annual Roy Days festival injured , it also caused a small fire in the Wset Park, there are also some children among the victims, said the officials.

People witnessed the accident said that it happened around 10:15 pm, there was an unexpected sideways blast，“I thought the show was over,but then one suddenly go sideways.”

ロイ・日間祭り花火大会10人の負傷者

Roy Days Festival Fireworks heridas 10 personas

Рой Дни фестиваль фейерверков Травмированные 10 человек

Roy Days Festival de feux d’artifice blessés 10 Personnes

Posted on August 3, 2014 by dfw_admin

Cai Guo-Qiang and His Art of Fireworks

Cai Guo-Qiang is a contemporary Chinese artist who lives in American, he created a Black
Lightning display for the reopening of Aspen Art Museum on August 2.

This was a daytime show, with a thunderous crash, a dark bolt of lightning suddenly apeared
above the mountain nearby the museum.

Cai is a famous artist around the world, he is also the director of visual and apecial
effects for the Beijing Olymipics opening and closing ceremonies.

His another work, One Night Stand: Explosion Event, was organized by the city of Paris. The
event is a conceptual pyrotechnic which took place on the 5th of October, 2013.

One Night Stand: Explosion Event for Nuit Blanche 2013, Paris

Cai’s artwork is basically based on fireworks , he created a fireworks rainbow acrossed the
New York city at the opening of MoMA PS1.

Transient Rainbow 2002, MoMA