Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Floating Piers

On 28 June 2016, we’ve spent a day at Lake Iseo in Italy to walk on Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s large-scale art installation The Floating Piers. The Floating Piers was first conceived by Christo and Jeanne-Claude together in 1970. It is Christo’s first large-scale project since Christo and Jeanne-Claude realized The Gates in 2005, and since Jeanne-Claude passed away in 2009. The Floating Piers is a 3-kilometer-long walkway that extends 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.” Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s art project lasted sixteen days, June 18 through July 3, 2016. The