Dutch installation artist Florentijn Hofman must be feeling cursed right about now . The man whose giant rubber duck was stabbed 42 times in Belgium , attacked by a suspected eagle in Keelung City , Taiwan , and sunk in Hong Kong has a new disaster to contend with : grilled rabbit . Hofman 's giant Moon Rabbit , on exhibit at the Taoyuan Land Arts Festival since September 4 , was damaged in a fire on Monday , a day after the 11-day festival concluded . `` The workers have disassembled and set aside the rabbit 's ears and head before removing the limbs of the rabbit , '' according to Department of Cultural Affairs , Taoyuan County Government . About five percent of the remaining rabbit is scorched , resulting a charred torso and paws . Cause of fire unknown . The cause of the fire is still under investigation , but is believed to have been `` caused by sparks from chainsaws '' used by workers disassembling the rabbit , according to Focus Taiwan . Made from Tyvek -- a waterproof , paper-like construction material -- Hofman 's enormous yet adorable Moon Rabbit spent the festival reclining on a grass-roof bunker , gazing at the moon . The Moon Rabbit was inspired by Chinese folklore associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival , which took place last week . According to legend , the rabbit lives on the moon and is the companion of the moon goddess Chang'er . `` The fortunate thing is that Moon Rabbit was especially designed for the short-term exhibition for Taoyuan Land Arts Festival , and the festival was over yesterday , '' said Hsin-yi Hu , exbihition manager for Blue Dragon Art Company , the Taiwan-based group responsible for bringing the rabbit to the festival . `` As a typhoon is coming , workers had been trying to disassemble the installation as quickly as possible , '' said Hu . `` The fire started on the lawn before spreading to the rabbit . '' Hofman , after being notified , said he was relieved to hear no one was injured from the accident and `` blamed '' that on the warmess of Taiwanese people to his work , according to the statement .
Larger-than-life bunny art installation in Tyvek catches fire . Cause of fire unknown , but said to have been accidentally started by workers . Massive bunny was made mostly of Taiwan construction material . It 's not first mishap for one of Chinese artist Hu creations .