Wrapped Walk Ways, 1983

This edition is based on Christo’s proposal for St. Stephen’s Green Park in Dublin, Ireland.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s journey to Asia in 1969 heightened their awareness of the ceremonial significance of designed landscapes and the conscious perception of ground surfaces in public spaces. These impressions led to the conception of Wrapped Walk Ways, a project originally intended to connect parks in Japan and the Netherlands but ultimately left unrealized due to a lack of permits. Further attempts to implement the concept in Boston in 1971 and Dublin in 1976 also failed due to regulatory restrictions. Nevertheless, the idea of wrapped walkways remained a central theme in the artists' work, reflecting their ongoing interest in transforming urban and natural spaces.