MAY 2024 – Countless translations of the term ‘je t’aime’ (‘I Love You’) have been handwritten on a large wall of tiles at the Square Jehan Rictus in Paris, France. Artwork © Frédéric Baron & Claire Kito, Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Paris is known as the City of Love due its romantic atmosphere, beautiful architecture, rich artistic history celebrating romance, and reputation as a top destination for couples seeking proposals, honeymoons, or romantic getaways.
So it does not come as a surprise that you will find many places that express and visualize this feeling. And it’s not just the ubiquitous love locks, but also unexpected art in the public space.
When we left the Metro station Abbesses for a short hike towards the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur we took a few extra steps to the Square Jehan Rictus to admire an impressive artwork by Frédéric Baron and Claire Kito called Le mur des je t’aime. It is a huge wall of tiles that shows 300+ translations of the term ‘je t’aime’ (‘I Love You’). Wow. The German Wikipedia has a longer entry covering the artwork (in German.)
As it was a warm spring day, there were several tourists present but we could make our way to the artwork and also find the German translation: ‘Ich liebe Dich’.
A wonderfully inspiring place in Paris, the City of Love.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 26-MAY-2024, 15:23 |
| Location | Paris, France |
| Camera | Canon EOS M |
| Lens | Canon EF-M18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM |
| ISO | 800 |
| Exposure | 1/250 sec at f/8 |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 5184 x 3230 Pixels |
| Copyright | Artwork © Frédéric Baron & Claire Kito, Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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