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Camminare sulle acque del Lago di Iseo. Il «miracolo» del Floating Piers di Christo

Christo Christo The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy) Drawing 2014 in two parts 15 x 96" and 42 x 96" (38 x 244 cm and 106.6 x 244 cm) Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, hand-drawn map, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, fabric sample and tape Photo: André Grossmann © 2014 Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Drawing 2014 in two parts
15 x 96″ and 42 x 96″ (38 x 244 cm and 106.6 x 244 cm)
Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, hand-drawn map, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2014 Christo

Christo è tornato in Italia, 40 anni dopo il suo ultimo progetto nel nostro Paese. Apre al pubblico oggi, 18 giugno, The Floating Piers, il progetto che trasforma l’aspetto del Lago d’Iseo per 16 giorni. La superficie dello specchio d’acqua è stata coperta da 70 mila metri quadri di tessuto giallo che, grazie a dei pontili galleggianti, ha creato  una sorta di “pas­seg­giata sulle acque” lunga 3 km.  Nei giorni scorsi si è parlato di un’attesa di oltre un milione di visitatori. Si vedrà. Quel che è sicuro è che il ponte può contenere fino a 11 mila persone in contemporanea.

Visione di Christo dalla prospettiva di Dio (Foto: Luca Zuccala ArtsLife)
Visione di Christo dalla prospettiva di Dio (Foto: Luca Zuccala ArtsLife)

«Come tutti i nostri progetti, Floating Piers è assolutamente gratuito e accessibile 24 ore al giorno, tempo permettendo» ha dichiarato Christo «Non ci sono biglietti, aperture, non ci sono riserve e non ci sono proprietari. I Floating Piers sono un prolungamento della strada e appartengono a tutti».

Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Drawing 2015 in two parts
65 x 42″ and 65 x 15″ (165 x 106.6 cm and 165 x 38 cm)
Pencil, charcoal, enamel paint, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, map, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2015 Christo

Christo e Germano Celant, curatore del progetto, hanno rassicurato l’opinione pubblica che tutti i componenti rispettano l’impatto ambientale, perchè verranno rimossi dopo il periodo espositivo e dismessi mediante un processo industriale di riciclaggio. Il progetto consiste in un collegamento, costituito da un sistema modulare di pontili galleggianti (larghi 16 metri e alti 50 centimetri), che darà la possibilità ai pedoni di fluttuare sul lago “facendosi cullare proprio dal movimento delle onde”.

Christo
Christo The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy) Drawing 2014 65 x 15″ and 65 x 42″ (165 x 38 cm and 165 x 106.6 cm) Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, topographic map, fabric sample and tape Photo: André Grossmann © 2014 Christo

 

Clicca qui per leggere un articolo di presentazione del progetto, mentre di seguito ve lo raccontiamo tramite una selezione di immagini  e  fotografie dei lavori di realizzazione:

 

Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Collage 2014
17 x 22″ (43.2 x 55.9 cm)
Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, map, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2014 Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Drawing 2014 in two parts
15 x 96″ and 42 x 96″ (38 x 244 cm and 106.6 x 244 cm)
Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, hand-drawn map, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2014 Christo
Christo
© Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Drawing 2015 in two parts
96 x 42″ and 96 x 15″ (244 x 106.6 cm and 244 x 38 cm)
Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, cut-out photographs by Wolfgang Volz, hand-drawn map, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2015 Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Collage 2014
22 x 17″ (55.9 x 43.2 cm)
Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, technical maps, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2014 Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Collage 2014
15 1/4 x 13 7/8″ (38.7 x 35.2 cm)
Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, technical data, fabric sample and tape
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2014 Christo
Christo
Christo
The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy)
Collage 2015
11 x 8 1/2″ (28 x 21.5 cm)
Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, aerial photograph and fabric sample
Photo: André Grossmann
© 2015 Christo
Christo
Christo in his studio working on a preparatory drawing for The Floating Piers, New York, November 2015
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
© 2015 Christo
Workers start to encircle the island of San Paolo with the first floating elements, April 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Workers start to encircle the island of San Paolo with the first floating elements, April 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Workers start to encircle the island of San Paolo with the first floating elements, April 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Workers start to encircle the island of San Paolo with the first floating elements, April 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Commercial divers from France are hired to install the underwater anchors at depths up to 90 meters, March 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Commercial divers from France are hired to install the underwater anchors at depths up to 90 meters, March 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
The felt that will cover the cubes underneath the yellow fabric is transported from Montecolino to San Paolo island by Elimast Helicopter Service, May 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
The felt that will cover the cubes underneath the yellow fabric is transported from Montecolino to San Paolo island by Elimast Helicopter Service, May 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
At the headquarters in Montecolino, construction workers assemble the piers, which are produced in 100-meter-long segments and stored outside Montecolino on Lake Iseo, January 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
At the headquarters in Montecolino, construction workers assemble the piers, which are produced in 100-meter-long segments and stored outside Montecolino on Lake Iseo, January 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
During the life-size test at Montecolino, Christo is obviously delighted as the piers undulate with the movement of the waves, Lake Iseo, October 2015 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
During the life-size test at Montecolino, Christo is obviously delighted as the piers undulate with the movement of the waves, Lake Iseo, October 2015
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Aerial view of the project’s building yard on the Montecolino peninsula (right) and the temporary storage on Lake Iseo (left), February 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Aerial view of the project’s building yard on the Montecolino peninsula (right) and the temporary storage on Lake Iseo (left), February 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
A diver connects a rope made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), covered with a polyester protective layer with a breaking load of 20 metric tons, to one of the anchors on the lakebed to keep the piers in place, March 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
A diver connects a rope made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), covered with a polyester protective layer with a breaking load of 20 metric tons, to one of the anchors on the lakebed to keep the piers in place, March 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Workers push one of the frames underneath a floating element before connecting it with screws, April 2016 Photo: Wolfgang Volz
Workers push one of the frames underneath a floating element before connecting it with screws, April 2016
Photo: Wolfgang Volz

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The Floating Piers

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18 giugno – 3 luglio 2016, Lago di Iseo

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