La Vasque Olympique, the Olympic Cauldron will return couver un astre Recently I wrote about Sophie Fontanel’s Couver un Astre (reviewed here), a poignant reflection on the large balloon that was installed in Le Jardin des Tuileries during the P…

#SophieFontanel wrote about the uplifting effect of the #MathieuLehanneur Paris art installation in 'Couver un astre' and now the giant balloon is coming back for the next 3 summers.

"Elle reviendra chaque étè."

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🎈Balloons and 📚 books inspire.

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Couver Un Astre by Sophie Fontanel How to even translate the meaning of this title. Couver means to cover, but that is insufficient to describe what Sophie Fontanel means when she writes ‘Couver un astre’. While trying t…

On the blog today, thoughts on a work of #creativenonfiction by #SophieFontanel

🔥 Couver un Astre ✨️

The impact on a Parisian population of a giant helium balloon that restores wonder & creates beauty as it rises into in a night sky during the #OlympicGames.

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What manner of creativity shared can alter the perspective of a brow beaten population. 💫

Couvre Un Astre by #SophieFontanel

#frenchliterature #reflection
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I can tell there's been a shift in the energies when I come out of a reading drought and decide to read a French title about a Parisian population being uplifted by the presence of a giant helium balloon.

💫Couver Un Astre by #SophieFontanel is pure joy and the gift of choice this Christmas 🎄 📚 💙