Contemporary Art Greets Passengers at Paris-Orly Airport in the Form of a Giant Fresco by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
November 26 2015 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Because an airport is a place of encounters and emotion,
Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (OTC Pink:AEOPF) has partnered with
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to transform the airport experience of
passengers, partners and Paris-Orly airport employees into
giant-size images. These sketches are now displayed on the 3,200 m²
façade of the Paris-Orly South Terminal.
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"Giant fresco by JC de
Castelbajac_Paris-Orly" (Aéroports de Paris – Alain Leduc)
"This work of contemporary art illustrates the degree of
intimacy linking the airport to all those who give it life, holding
important moments of their past. It embodies our aim for continuous
improvement in our customer service and echoes the desire of
Aéroports de Paris to work on radiating French culture. This
collaboration with Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, a renowned artist,
is the material expression of our commitment", stresses Augustin de
Romanet, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aéroports de
Paris.
After spending 10 days putting up the work of art, on 26
November Jean-Charles de Castelbajac put the finishing touches to
this giant fresco, installed over the whole length of the Orly
South Terminal façade. Covering a huge expanse measuring 17 metres
in height and 202 metres in width, an area equivalent to that of
just over 16 tennis courts, this decoration is made up of a set of
10 drawings by the artist, with the addition of "Bienvenue" in
enormous letters and the name of the event, "Welcomestories".
To collect these personal accounts, Aéroports de Paris had asked
its passengers and partners to tell their best stories linked to
the airport. Homecomings, separations, anniversaries and marriage
proposals have been interpreted by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac and
transformed into a monumental work of art that now adorns the South
Terminal façade.
Welcome Stories, a participatory project
In August and September, participants were invited to send their
stories to the website, welcomestories.aeroportsdeparis.fr
Amongst all those received, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac chose 10
of them, which he has illustrated: the first time that a
grandfather sees his grandson arriving from Réunion, reliving the
magic of trips to the airport as a child while visiting the Orly
terraces, the emotion of a warm family welcome during a trip to
Iran, etc. The artist has had no end of choices from these
emotion-packed tales.
The passengers whose stories have been chosen will receive a
reproduction of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's drawing, signed by
the artist once the fresco has been put in place.
Whilst the fresco was being put up and until it was finally
revealed, Internet users were able to discover bit by bit the Orly
South terminal façade's new decoration on the Aéroports de Paris
Facebook page www.facebook.com/aeroportsdeparis
Aéroports de Paris builds, develops and manages airports,
including Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget.
In 2014, Aéroports de Paris handled around 93 million passengers
and 2.2 million metric tonnes of freight and mail at Paris-Charles
de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, and more than 41 million passengers in
airports abroad. Boasting an exceptional geographic location and a
major catchment area, the Group is pursuing its strategy of
adapting and modernising its terminal facilities and upgrading
quality of services; the Group also intends to develop its retail
and real estate businesses. In 2014, Group revenue stood at €2,791
million and net income at €402 million.Registered office: 291,
boulevard Raspail, 75014 Paris, France.
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr
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