All Eyes on COP21 with @jr and @darrenaronofsky’s ‘The Standing...

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All Eyes on COP21 with @jr and @darrenaronofsky’s ‘The Standing March’

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(This interview was conducted in French.)

All eyes are literally on the international leaders gathered in Paris to discuss climate change at COP21, thanks to the public art installation The Standing March by French street artist JR (@jr) and American director Darren Aronofsky (@darrenaronofsky). The two teamed up to invite citizens of the world to attend the meeting by putting their faces on symbolic monuments in Paris. “Climate change is a global issue. We are now all watching and waiting for politics to take the lead on this,” says JR.

Darren and JR individually filmed some 600 people within three days to create the video installation. “We shot this in New York in order to get as many different cultures and backgrounds as we could in only a few days,” says JR. “These 600 people all together are creating a representation of humanity. The Standing March is our way of being part of this event. COP21 must end with meaningful agreements between the countries.”

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