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The Bts balloon will be similar to this sculpture, created by the Argentine Artist Tomás Saraceno in the year 2007

K-pop band Bts , Together with some of The World 's leading artists for an ambitious global art project.

is Called, he will see, Sir Antony Gormley creates a giant aluminum "scribble" in New York , and The Creation of a "virtual forest" in the interior of the Serpentine Gallery in London.

In Argentina , Tomás Saraceno will "float" a man above the Salinas Grandes in a solar-powered balloon.

Bts said that The Project was meant to send a "positive message for The World ".

installations go on show in London, Berlin, New York , Buenos Aires and Seoul, funded in part by The Band 's seven members.

"What was important to us is how these works of art are completed by The Experience of the people to see," said band member Jeon Jung-kook.

"We feel our services are made complete with our fans. So we found a Common Ground between what we do, with The Music and with the art. "

Sir Antony Gormley to install a huge aluminum "scribble" in New York Jackob Kudsk s Steensen 'immersive forest installation" was described as "a science-fiction project,"

One of The Works , Yiyun Kang and the Afterlife of The Scene is calculated as a "re-imagining of Bts ' signature dance moves", projected on the walls of the Dongdaemun Plaza in downtown Seoul.

Kang said that she is studying, The Band had the choreography for hours, during the development of the installation. "Sometimes my eyes can't focus on the screen more, because I just have so many videos on YouTube, She Said the BBC.

they also interviewed The Band and the fans, affectionately referred to as the "Bts -army", to the context added.

"Just copying the choreography makes no sense," She Said . "The Essence of the Bts is a phenomenon that you to be comprehensive, so that we can live a more sustainable life Together . "

Yiyun Kang said, the only Korean Artist to participate in The Project was Not to exceed "a huge honor"

to the Angel of the North sculptor Sir Antony Gormley to create a "drawing in space" on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York with 16km of aluminum pipes, loops, and turns in himself.

The Artist confessed, he had not heard of Bts , until he was approached to take part in The Project , in the last month.

"I had a very quick, self-taught, of course, K-Pop," he said.

Tomás Saraceno will attempt several world records in Argentina , as he "floats" a man in the sky, lifted by a balloon ", powered only by The Sun and the air we breathe, without fossil fuels, solar panels, batteries, and helium".

"is The way he flies, simple: The Hot Air inside expands and becomes lighter than the cold air outside, the repeal of the sculpture," he explained.

'Building bridges'

The Artist announced, send a self-powered balloon from London to Seoul, with The Help of Bts fans.

The Craft , launched from recycled plastic bags, in London and traveling throughout Europe, Russia, and China before reaching its Final Destination in Korea - fans track its progress online, and it helps if it is stranded once again.

"It's a way for people to connect across countries, through energies, through the generations," Saraceno told the BBC (the organizers of the Connect, Bts have clarified that this project inspired an official part of your program, although it was by you).

Berlin, 17 performance artists concerned with issues of healing and community; while the Serpentine Gallery in London hosts for catharsis is Steensen, a digital recreation of an ancient forest, the Danish Artist Jakob Kudsk.

visitors will find to see, everything, the trees, the ground, The View from the tree crowns, roots, high in the sky, how it changes with the effect of sunlight and wind. Fans can also experience the "virtual forest" online.

the Serpentine Gallery 's artistic Director Hans-Ulrich Obrist said that The Project on "bridge-building".

"It is to connect all interested with Bts with anyone who is interested in Contemporary Art . It is all about The Creation of these new connections. "

It was not disclosed how much will Cost the whole Combine, the Bts project.

Bts announced The Project via video-link from South Korea

Since their debut in 2013, Bts will have to be played out, in the meantime, one of the biggest bands on The Planet , two sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium in the past year.

Speaking via video link from Seoul, the septet, said the art project was an attempt "to give back some of the Amazing Love we received was".

"We've always been inspired by the ability of music to communicate across borders, which is not very different to art," She Said .

"I was a fan of the, what they call, the visual arts and the visual arts from last year, so I'm just a beginner," adds singer Kim Nam-joon, also known to fans as the RM.

"is currently my favorite hobby of visiting all the museums and galleries and see all the great pieces. It gives me a completely different world of thrill and shock and inspiration. "

The Project was curated by the renowned Korean Artist , Daehyung Lee, which pulled Together the various strands in only seven months

"to Connect to five different cities, which are connected to each other, five different time zones and five different [art] institutions," he explained. "So conceptually, 'connect' is a beautiful word - But physically and mentally, and biologically, it is quite Dangerous . "

The Band have said to be a global phenomenon

He, The Goal was to unite people of "different cultural backgrounds, social classes, ethnicities, genders, and identities", which had been broken by the way Bts music down boundaries.

Sir Antony Gormley said, it is this philosophy that had convinced him was to take part.

"This is such a refreshing break-out," he said. "We used to be The Silos of the culture industry. We were used to the reception by the art Agency gallery, The Museum , the art fair and the Biennale. All of them speak to the converted.

"This is a small, self-serving world of art. Here is an opportunity for us to jump out of our silos. "

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Source of news: bbc.com