Unsung Heroes Behind our Clawsome Lobsters

Did you know that the lobster is an animal that mates for life, thus symbolising love and eternity? You probably do know that Sands China and British pop art master Philip Colbert have brought a series of pop art exhibitions to Macao. One of them is the colourful maritime and cultural tourism art exhibition, Coastal Fantasia: The Lobster King’s Vacation in Macao, which features larger-than-life installations and sculptures of Colbert’s Lobster character – creating can’t-miss Instagrammable spots for couples.

A 15-metre-high inflatable Lobster Submarine features Colbert’s iconic Lobster arriving in Macao piloting a bright yellow submarine to the waterfront of the Macao Science Center – adding a splash of colour to the city’s dazzling shore. This enormous art installation pays homage to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and Claes Oldenburg’s soft sculptures, perfectly blending Colbert’s playful style with classic pop art and 60s British nostalgia to bring his retro-futuristic world to Macao.

On the Cotai Strip, a 7-metre-high inflatable installation, Lobster Flamingo, features Colbert’s well-known Lobster King floating in a bright pink flamingo pool ring at The Venetian Macao’s outdoor lagoon, enjoying the mesmerising scenery of the Cotai Strip. With his playful pop art style, Colbert has brought Lobster on holiday to Macao, turning the space into a fun, laid-back vacation scene.

Here’s another ‘did you know’ for you: Behind the successful arrival of Lobster lies a team of over 200 professional and dedicated unsung heroes! They have meticulously executed precise calculations and arrangements to conquer the challenge of installing such large-scale art pieces in water that rises and falls. So come get a close look at Coastal Fantasia for yourself before March 16, when Lobster says goodbye to the lagoon and shoreline. In the meantime, you can see more of Lobster at Philip Colbert’s city-wide art installations at Sands China’s revitalisation areas of the former Iec Long Firecracker Factory and Taipa Houses until March 16 and at The Parisian Macao’s Le Jardin until May 14.