--- description: Conceptual artist Christo is giving visitors to Italy's Lake Iseo a chance to walk on water—atop a vibrant orange floating walkway title: This Artist Is Letting People Walk on Water image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa404672536f6c2b/69889879a988caae796b84a7/christo-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [photography](/tag/photography/) ## photography Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Photos From Christo's 'The Floating Piers' by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:51 AM CUTPublished: Jun 18, 2016 4:07 PM CUT  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. 'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016.Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 7:51 AM CUTPublished: Jun 18, 2016 4:07 PM CUT Conceptual artist Christo is giving visitors to Italy’s Lake Iseo a [chance to walk on water](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/arts/design/christos-newest-project-walking-on-water.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&%5Fr=1 "undefined"), creating a vibrant orange floating walkway that connects two islands in the lake to the mainland. “It’s really a physical thing, you need to be there, walking it, on the streets, here,” said Christo, who seeks to reinvent familiar landscapes through his art, the New York _Times_ reported. **Read more:** [See Christo’s ‘Floating Piers’ From Space](http://time.com/4378759/christo-the-floating-piers-space/?xid=homepage "undefined") Christo described the surrounding environment as part of the project. “With the sun, the rain, the wind, it’s part of the physicality of the project, you have to live it,” he said. The outdoor installation—called “The Floating Piers”— is located in the country’s Lombardy region and will be open 24 hours per day from Saturday through July 3. \[[New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/arts/design/christos-newest-project-walking-on-water.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&%5Fr=1 "undefined")\]  An overhead view of part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016. Chiara Goia  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty Images  An overhead view of part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016. Chiara Goia  A view of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016. Chiara Goia  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Michael Kappeler—dpa/AP  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Pier Marco Tacca—Getty Images  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Michael Kappeler—dpa/AP  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty Images  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Filippo Venezia—AP  People walk on part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016. Chiara Goia  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Pier Marco Tacca—Getty Images  'The Floating Piers' Installation by Bulgarian artist Christo in Iseo, Italy, on June 8, 2016. Marco Bertorello—AFP/Getty Images  People walk on part of the Christo art installation, "The Floating Piers," on Lake Iseo, Italy, June 2016. 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