JR covers Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris with giant inflatable cave

JR, Jene-René, photographer and street artist, has created a cavern on the Pont-Neuf Bridge in Paris, and is, yes, a homage to Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Pont Neuf Wrapped of 40 years ago. JR’s ‘Caverne’ is a temporary installation.The site will be open to the public free of charge, 24 hours a day, for three weeks from June 6. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2026/05/21/jr-covers-pont-neuf-bridge-in-paris-with-giant-inflatable-cave_6753688_30.html ‘The inflatable canvas structure creates a trompe-l’œil effect with a rocky appearance by blending white, black, and various shades of gray.’JR collaborates with Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalater once again, to add sound textures to the piece. It looks great, from the outside giving the appearance of rocky landscape, a reference to the quarries from which this the oldest bridge in Paris, were sourced.It is, then, an earth-project, in line with many current trajectories of ideas based on honouring, valuing, the Earth.