Large scale sculptures featuring over 20,000 hand-placed rubber ducks are on Lincoln Road in honor of International Pride Month.
The two public art installations by artist FLY (Facundo L. Yebne) are titled "UnityBeak" and "Proud Love."
Born in Buenos Aires and now based in Miami, FLY is an engineer and entrepreneur who discovered his passion for art during a period of personal hardship in 2024.
Photographer: Douglas Lance
UnityBeak, at 716 Lincoln Road. Two ducks named Hope (marked with a heart on her left wing) and Resilience (featuring a peace sign).
“What started with a single rubber duck has since grown into a full-time creative mission to explore deep human emotions through resin and rubber ducks, repetition, and radiant colors,” says FLY.
UnityBeak, at 716 Lincoln Road, is composed of over 14,000 tiny rubber ducks. It features two 5’3” ducks gently touching beaks —a striking symbol of intimacy, strength, and partnership.
The ducks are named Hope (marked with a striking symbol of intimacy, strength, and partnership. The ducks are named Hope (marked with a heart on her left wing) and Resilience (featuring a peace sign). As FLY puts it, “Strength lies in unity and numbers. When we are united, we are unbreakable and unstoppable.”
Proud Love at 850 Lincoln Road rises 10-feet-tall in the form of a glowing heart, constructed from nearly 7,000 upward-facing rubber ducks.
Two blocks away at 850 Lincoln Road, Proud Love rises 10-feet-tall in the form of a glowing heart, constructed from nearly 7,000 upward-facing rubber ducks.
Artist FLY (Facundo L. Yebne), a contemporary artist based in Miami, says his work redefines pop art by blending thousands of hand-placed rubber ducks with themes of resilience, joy, and emotional healing.
“The sculpture celebrates love in all its forms — fearless, radiant, and inclusive. A tribute to the LGBTQ+ community, it invites viewers to see love as something that always deserves to rise,” according to FLY.
FLY, a contemporary artist based in Miami, says his work redefines pop art by blending thousands of hand-placed rubber ducks with themes of resilience, joy, and emotional healing.
His art has been featured at Red Dot Miami, BOSS at Merrick Park, and Duck World. In October 2025, he will show at the prestigious XV Florence Biennale in Italy, where a new version of Hope will be showcased. This marks a pivotal moment in FLY’s journey: from local streets to one of the world’s premier contemporary art stages. “Art gave me hope when I needed it most.
Now, I use it to give hope back,” says FLY. “These ducks may seem playful, but they carry powerful emotions — love, memory, identity, and unity.”
The exhibitions are at 716 and 850 Lincoln Road (between Euclid Avenue and Jefferson Avenue) through Monday, June 30.
