the great leap of brief life (12 September 2016)

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Trees, Fondation Beyeler and Berower Park, Riehen, Switzerland, 1997-98


I can never decide whether my dreams are the result of my thoughts, or my thoughts the result of my dreams.

- D.H. Lawrence

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Coast, Little Bay, Sydney, 1969

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Valley Curtain, Rifle Gap, Colorado, 1970


Life is a travelling to the edge of knowledge, then a leap taken.

- D.H. Lawrence

 Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-1976


I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

- D.H. Lawrence

 Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Miami, 1983


Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.

- D.H. Lawrence

The artists at Little Bay, Sydney, 2007


Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

- D.H. Lawrence

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Floating Piers, Lake Iseo, Italy, 2016