The pyramid of the Louvre is 30 years old and is celebrated with a powerful illusion of optics

Three years ago, the artist JR made disappear the glbad pyramid of the Louvre. To celebrate 30 years of the photographer, this time the photographer revealed the "secret of the pyramid", a optical illusion this gives the impression that emerge from the rocksas if it were an archaeological discovery.

The task was pharaonic: with the help of 400 volunteers, JR completed a four-day mission collage of 14 800 meters places in the court Napoleon, where is the pyramid.

"L & # 39; s work it's about the mystery: to reveal parts that we have never seen from the pyramid, "he told the channel France 24 the street artist known for his gigantographies of women at the Favela Morro of Rio de Janeiro, among other works.

He added that "for him, the work of art resides in these people, the volunteers, who come every day to help hit this huge 2,000 pieces puzzle. People who have never seen each other, who know each other here and who together create a work they only discover at the end. "

L & # 39; s work You can only see it from a museum room and so that the public can appreciate this anamorphosis of the soil they have placed two giant screens near the pyramid.

The pyramid of glbad and steel 6.5 meters in height was directed by Sino-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei. At its inauguration in 1989, many voices were raised against the work constituting the entrance to the most visited museum in France.

The controversy, fueled by big names in the media, lasted for many years, reflecting the everlasting conflict between lovers of the old and the modern.

The president at the time, François Mitterrand, was personally involved in the case and defended the project.

Thirty years later, work has become a Paris symbol, like other controversial constructions at the time, such as the Pompidou Center or … the Eiffel Tower.