PHOTOS: Beijing artist wears wedding gown made of 999 gas masks

By Ryan Kilpatrick, October 21, 2014

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Artist Kong Ning showed up at the Beijing Exhibition Center yesterday in a wedding dress comprised of 999 white face masks, taking a series of wedding photos amidst the city's persistent curtain of smog.

Intending to wed herself to the "blue sky," Kong set off to search for her elusive groom but was predictably stilted at the altar.

 


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