Unfurling  (4 of 19)

The cloth was wrapped with heavy paper. To release the cloth, one of The Gates' workers would latch onto a looped strap with a long pole and pull the strap across the gate, tearing the paper and freeing the cloth.

This photo belongs to an album called The Gates in Central Park by Christo and Jeanne-Claude, 02/2005. Explore more photos on kottke.org.