I am very attracted by the mysterious landscape of Easter Island. Not only because it is a piece of land that is further away from another, but also because of the beautiful statues of Moai that are there. To do a beautiful walk there, I would have to involve the Moai, and the Rapa Nui people who live on the island.
Philippe PetitThe essential thing is to etch movements in the sky, movements so still they leave no trace. The essential thing is simplicity. / That is why the long path to perfection is horizontal.
Philippe PetitWhenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, thatโs where life starts, thatโs where you start feeling yourself living.
Philippe PetitWhy does almost every ad agency in the world set the time on a watch at 10:10 before photographing it?
Philippe PetitI have walked many times around the world and each time it's different from the last one. It feels a little bit like I am a theatrical director, creating a theatre in space. It's really a theater in the sky. But of course the World Trade Center is certainly the most well-known of my productions.
Philippe Petit