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A cave for a crowd: French artist JR opens 'Caverne' art work on Pont Neuf bridge in Paris

Open until 28 June, JR’s ephemeral art installation, by the master of XXL photography, immerses Parisian passers-by in a vast cave.

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00:01Stalactites, the sound of water dripping on rock.
00:03In the heart of Paris, the public can now wander through a cave without having to go underground.
00:09Just a stone's throw from Notre-Dame, artist JR, a specialist in XXL photocollage,
00:15has transformed the Pont Neuf into a cave.
00:18A soundscape created by a former member of Daft Punk.
00:21A gigantic structure with varying heights.
00:24Nothing has been left to chance to transport pass-by far from Paris.
00:27It's really an absolute immersion between the noise, the light that is amused,
00:33and this sensation at both of an enfermement, but finally, a certain freedom.
00:38We really have the impression of being in a cave, there's a little wind noise.
00:42It's quite dark, the relief is very well done.
00:45We have the impression of being able to see and even touch Stalactites.
00:48It was very interesting to go through it and also remembering that I'm walking on a bridge.
00:53In 1985, the Pont Neuf had already been wrapped in fabric.
00:57The work by the artist couple Christo and Jean-Claude, now deceased, had attracted millions of visitors.
01:04The opening of La Caverne was delayed by 10 days.
01:08Rain and wind had damaged a massive inflatable structure.
01:11The public can now visit the artwork until June 28th, this time under sunny skies according to the forecast.
01:18The opening of La Caverne is a low-caver of the world.
01:22The view of the circus is a high-caver of the circus, and only at the most puddling, the 누
01:25regarderies in the treasure material.
01:25The modern act of the circus is just by a winter and will always be labeled as a very light
01:25-caver.
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