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Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Floating Piers (English, Italian, Book)
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The Floating Piers (English, Italian, Book)
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From June 18 to July 3, 2016, 100 kilometers east of Milan and 200
kilometers west of Venice, thousands of people will walk on water.
The Floating Piers by Christo and Jeanne-Claude deploys 70,000
square meters of shimmering yellow fabric above a modular floating
dock system of 220,000 high-density polyethylene cubes to create a
temporary three-kilometer walkway across the surface of Lake Iseo,
connecting the mainland to the islands of Monte Isola and San
Paolo. The piers are 16 meters wide and approximately 40
centimeters high, with sloping sides. Visitors experience the
artwork by walking from Sulzano to Monte Isola and over to San
Paolo. The mountains surrounding the lake also offer a bird's-eye
view of the project, revealing unnoticed angles and perspectives.
The Floating Piers is Christo and Jeanne-Claude's first large-scale
project since they realized The Gates in 2005 and draws upon their
established history of projects in Italy, including Wrapped
Fountain and Wrapped Medieval Tower in Spoleto, 1968; Wrapped
Monuments in Milan, 1970; and The Wall - Wrapped Roman Wall in
Rome, 1973-74. As with all of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's projects,
The Floating Piers is funded entirely through the sale of Christo's
original works of art. After the 16-day exhibition, all components
will be removed and recycled. This book presents rich photographic
coverage of The Floating Piers alongside sketches, models,
documents and designs, revealing the process behind this waterborne
work of art. Incorporating everything from approval procedures to
the manufacture of fabric and anchoring elements, it testifies not
only to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's unique creative imagination but
also to the immense technical, bureaucratic, and logistical feats
that allowed the concept to take float.
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