Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Christo Took Extreme Measures to Realize The Floating Piers
Artsy: In 2016, Christo realized an artistic vision he’d first dreamed up in 1970: simulating the act of walking on water. When he opened his elegant execution, entitled The Floating Piers, crowds converged on the gold fabric–sheathed walkways that extended 3 kilometers into Italy’s Lake Iseo, connecting the islands of San Paolo and Monte Isola to mainland Sulzano. For 16 days, audiences walked over the piers and watched the hues of the installation—and the lake itself—change as daylight waxed and waned.
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Ok wow this is so cool. This is quite possibly one of the coolest art instillations that I have ever seen and is such an interesting idea. I'm curious to see this documentary and how they planned the whole process out because just from what this article showed and what I could fin online it sounded like this process was a true labour of love and relied on a lot of people and stars aligning in just the right way for the final execution to go down smoothly. There are so many different things need to happen for this all to go down the ideas and images created by this piece are breathtaking and to me the really amazing stuff was the individuals on the walkway and the feeling of isolation in the expansive place with the magical feeling. I'm just so excited to see this documentary and get a better understanding of just how much of an undertaking this piece was.
Wow, what a powerful art piece! I always find it fascinating to learn about the labor and dedication that goes in to pieces like these. Like Mattox, I would be really interested in watching the documentary when it is released, as it seems the process kind of just aligned just right after a lot of persistence in getting started despite issues with permits, weather conditions, labor, and other conflicts. I can only imagine what it might feel like to tread across this bridge, with ground shifting underneath my feet with each step. Being on the site during construction must have been so interesting! Watching supplies being airlifted to the site and placed on slabs of concrete in the middle of a river must be such a bizarre sight to behold. I also really appreciate that most of the material used in the project was recycled afterwards. Entertainment and art generate a significant amount of waste, so being responsible with construction practices is a good step in the right direction.
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