The Louvre is home to thousands of incredible pieces of art, including the Mona Lisa. It’s also home to the Louvre Pyramid, which is turning 30 this year.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
To celebrate the pyramid’s 30th anniversary, artist JR created a unique optical illusion that covered the Napoleon Court. Here it is:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvoETyYn-Bw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
All this was created with 2000 strips of paper! Here’s another look, which is even more amazing:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrzGBEnVk3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
On Instagram, JR talks about creating the images:
“The process is all about participation of volunteers, visitors, and souvenir catchers. This project is also about presence and absence, about reality and memories, about impermanence.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvq5KJzHHYG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Sadly, the optical illusion only lasted one day.
This isn’t JR’s first time transforming the Louvre Pyramid, though. Three years ago, he made the pyramid disappear:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BF1E2qkxBI-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
What manner of illusion will he create next?!
