Wall Of Love
The wall includes the words 'I love you' in all major languages, but also in rarer ones like Navajo, Inuit, Bambara and Esperanto. The wall is open to the public free of charge.
Origins
Frédéric Baron first asked his brother, and later his foreign neighbours, to write words of love in their languages, then collected 'I love you' in this way in over 300 languages and dialects of the world.
Claire Kito, a calligrapher, then assembled them in a work to be realised on enamel plates.
Symbolism
The symbolism of the wall was a personal choice of the artist. A wall is, of course, a symbol of division and separation, and here Fédéric Baron wished that a wall could also be a support for the most beautiful of human feelings.
The red splashes on the wall symbolize parts of a broken heart and can be gathered to form a full heart.
References
- ^ "Wall of Love – Mur des Je t'aime – Montmartre". Travel France Online. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 30 Nov 2014.
- ^ "Le mur des je t'aime". Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 30 Nov 2014.
- ^ "Le Mur des Je T'aime - Histoires de Montmartre Montmartre-Guide.com". Montmartre-Guide.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-09-10.