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And for every project, because it takes years, you can see the early drawings and collages as just a simple, vague idea, and through the years and through the negotiations of getting the permit, you see that every detail is now clarified.

Christo

Because we do not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards.

Christo

Books

Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.

Christo

Now

Projects

But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our life in November in New York.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

Christo

Artist

Freedom

The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park.

Christo

People

Leisure

The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage back.

Christo

Islands

Workers

The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next.

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

Therefore we have to go over the fact that all human beings are afraid by what is new. It is our work to convince them that they will enjoy it, and even if they don't, to allow us just for 14 days to create that work of art.

Therefore, when we arrive in a place and talk to new people about a new image, it is very hard for them to visualize it. That's where the drawings are very important, because at least we can show a projection of what we believe it will look like.

To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.

Christo

Freedom

We have created indoor installations inside museums, like the Wrapped Floor at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 1968, and not monumental at all by any standards.

We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it.

It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.