CITY COMMUTERS were in for an unexpected treat this morning when a change of plan saw Dark MOFO's latest exhibit launched high over the Hobart Regatta Ground during peak-hour traffic.
Motorists were given an excellent view of the $300,000, 34m-long Skywhale as it lifted off just before 9am.
The artwork created by Patricia Piccinini to celebrate Canberra's centenary was meant to be launched from Parliament Lawns in Salamanca at 8am.
But slight winds and the proximity of tall trees prompted the specialist crew tasked with getting the awe-inspiring hot-air balloon airborne to move the controversial artwork to a more suitable site.
Piccinini was on hand this morning to witness the Skywhale's maiden Tasmanian voyage and said she hoped people would embrace the work.
"It's about nature and our own interpretation of what it is," she said.
"It's not a whale but it's giving people something recognisable and that's important."
Flights aboard the artwork are dependent on the weather and times are subject to change.
On Saturday the sky sculpture is scheduled to move to Long Beach, Sandy Bay, from 8am, and it will venture north to Royal Park in Launceston on Sunday, again hitting the sky at 8am.
For more details visit www.darkmofo.net.au/program/the-skywhale
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