For the two coming weeks, the small lake Iseo in Northern Italy, in the Lombardy region, will be one of the main centers of attraction for tourists. All thanks to a new installation "Floating pier" by American artist and sculptor of Bulgarian origin Christo Yavashev. The Christo, who has long worked in the creative Duo with his late wife Jeanne-Клод de Gibon. In the best traditions of the tandem Christo and Jeanne-Клод new project turned out to be another "wrapping". This time strips of bright yellow cloth encircled a small island San-Паоло in the middle of lake Iseo, next to the floating piers extending to the large island of Ponte-Изола, and then to the coastal village of Sulzano.

To create the ambitious installation took more than 200 thousand floating cubes and miles of yellow fabric. The first island is connected by transitions with the shore. The tracks stretched for about 5.5 km, Christ warned tourists lined up in a huge queue on the day of the installation opening on 18 June that the walk along the floating piers will remind "walk on water" or "whale's back".

This is the first ambitious project, Christo made after the death of his wife Zhanna-Клод in 2009. The artist, who is 80 years old, wanted him to realize while he was alive. And he considers this installation of the joint, since the initial plan of 1970 was he and his wife have in common. "Floating pier" Christo and Jeanne-Клод tried to implement in Japan and Argentina, but has not received permission. In General, the installation of Christo and Jeanne-Клод usually negotiated for a very long time — over the years and even decades. 36 projects and are in "a long box", and only 23, including lake Iseo, is embodied.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: christojeanneclaude.net, telegraph.co.uk, bbc.com, artinvestment.ru