REG-GETLINK S.E. To Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary, Eurotunnel Unveils a Monumental Work of Art on the Entrance to the Channel Tunnel

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04/07/2019 12:00

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To Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary, Eurotunnel Unveils a Monumental 
Work of Art on the Entrance to the Channel Tunnel





To celebrate 25 years of service, Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) has unveiled a 
monumental artwork on the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel and on 
the seafront at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone.

The Franco-British artist YZ was chosen to create this fresco, which 
extends to over 50 metres wide and 17 metres high to celebrate 
Eurotunnel’s 25(th) anniversary. The artwork is the face of a 
young girl looking through binoculars to the other side of the Channel. 
In Folkestone, her eyes look out onto a beach frequented by families.

This allegory of the binoculars shows the artist’s inspiration from her 
experiences in Folkestone, where she previously lived with her family, 
and the memory of the excitement of seeing the French coastline from the 
beach.

“I really wanted to create a piece of work that unfolds in both the 
UK and France and which involved young people. We worked with two 
classes of 10-year-old pupils who wrote their own words on the entrance 
to the Tunnel and who became, in a way, the spokespeople for this 
message of friendship and paying attention to each other” explained 
the artist, YZ.

Jacques Gounon, Chairman and CEO of Getlink, said: "On the 
25th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel, we wanted to remember that we, 
the UK and France, share a unique link, a geographical, historical, 
economic, cultural link that we keep going every day. This message has 
been magnificently created by the artist YZ with this little girl who 
has a little of her in France as well as in the UK, and who looks out 
permanently on both sides of the Channel.”

Inaugurated on 4 July 2019, this fresco will remain on the entrance of 
the Tunnel over the coming years to remind us of the importance of the 
link that unites the two countries.

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ABOUT EUROTUNNEL

Eurotunnel, a subsidiary of Getlink, manages the infrastructure of the 
Channel Tunnel and operates Truck and Passenger Shuttle services (cars 
and coaches) between Folkestone (UK) and Coquelles (France). In 25 years 
of operation, more than 430 million people and 86 million vehicles have 
travelled through the Channel Tunnel via Le Shuttle or Eurostar. This 
unique land link has become a vital link between the United Kingdom and 
continental Europe. It contributes to Europe’s vitality by bringing 
people, businesses and cultures closer together.

ABOUT YZ

YZ (“eyes”) is an eye, before everything. An artist guided by a desire 
of humanity. Through a timeless aesthetic, YZ follows her own history 
and depicts our time and societies in a soft but very accurate light.
The 
human figure and its living space remain the main theme of the artist’s 
work. YZ attempts to illustrate man’s place in society, describing and 
decrypting our modes of life through images of the inhabitants of the 
cities she crosses.
Her approach is increasingly included in a 
global dynamic – alternately poster artist, documentary filmmaker, 
plastician, she takes over a space with which she creates an intimate 
relationship.
With very high demands, YZ handles a broad spectrum 
of projects, always trusting her instinct. Her work unquestionably 
follows a common thread, whose guiding line is the most complex and 
captive topic: the human being.

Eurotunnel Contacts:
For 
UK media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 
1303 284491
Email: press@getlinkgroup.com (mailto:press@getlinkgroup.com)

For other media enquiries contact
Anne-Laure 
Desclèves on +33(0)1 4098 0467







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