Designed and fully funded by Christo and Jeanne-Claude the Wrapped Trees were located in the park around Fondation Beyeler, the adjacent meadow, and along the creek of Berower Park at the German border. Originally planned in 1966 the project took years of planning with cooperation of many workers.
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| Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1998 Christo |
The wrapping began on November 13, 1998 and was completed 9 days later on November 22. The wrapping was removed on December 14, 1998.
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| Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1998 Christo |
Using 592,015 square feet of translucent woven polyester fabric 178 trees were wrapped with 14.3 miles of rope. The height of the trees varying from 82 feet to 6.5 feet the trees created dynamic pieces of art with beautiful volumes of light and shadow.
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| Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98Photo: Wolfgang Volz © 1998 Christo |
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