-
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.Chiara Goia
Conceptual artist Christo is giving visitors to Italy’s Lake Iseo a chance to walk on water, 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
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.
- Essay: The Tyre Nichols Videos Demand Solemnity, Not Sensationalism
- For People With Disabilities, Losing Abortion Access Can Be a Matter of Life or Death
- Inside the Stealth Efforts to Smuggle Starlink Internet Into Iran
- Natasha Lyonne on Poker Face and Creating Characters Who Subvert Leading-Lady Tropes
- How to Help the Victims and Community After the Monterey Park Shooting
- Why Grocery Staples Are So Expensive Right Now
- Quantum Computers Could Solve Countless Problems—and Create a Lot of New Ones
- Where to Watch All of the 2023 Oscar Nominees
- How to Be Mindful if You Hate Meditating