Christo to let people walk on water !
I love the gift he wants to give us, as an experience which is an fairly inhuman thing to do, we simply can not walk on water ! But as close as we can get to that sensation we must go and see the project of Christo. He even compares it to walking on the back of a whale.
Unfortunately there will be always people who have a a negative tinted opinion about his projects. Which is a shame because Christo not only creates completely unique temporary installations that ignite the imagination, activate the surface, focus on the environment/location and our role in it, bring together communities, culturally inspire, etc., but create jobs, draw tourism, educate masses, conduct huge environmental impact studies, and also is completely self financed. Not a penny wasted.
I take my hat off for that and him..
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Used text from Alex Castelli on her comment on Facebook on this matter
The Walkway
A 3-kilometer-long walkway was created as The Floating Piers extend across the water of Lake Iseo. The piers are 16 meters wide and approximately 35 centimeters high with sloping sides. The fabric continues along 2.5 kilometers of pedestrian streets in Sulzano and Peschiera Maraglio.
“Those who experience The Floating Piers will feel like they are walking on water – or perhaps the back of a whale,” said Christo. “The light and water will transform the bright yellow fabric to shades of red and gold throughout the sixteen days.”
The Experience
Visitors can experience this work of art by walking on it from Sulzano to Monte Isola and to the island of San Paolo, which is framed by The Floating Piers. The mountains surrounding the lake offer a bird’s-eye view of The Floating Piers,exposing unnoticed angles and altering perspectives.
Lake Iseo is located 100 kilometers east of Milan and 200 kilometers west of Venice. “Like all of our projects, The Floating Piers is absolutely free and accessible 24 hours a day, weather permitting,” said Christo. “There are no tickets, no openings, no reservations and no owners. The Floating Piers are an extension of the street and belong to everyone.”