The celebrated French artist JR is taking over the J1 hangar to create a love scene constructed around notions of Marseille, the sea, and voyages. Marseille, a welcoming harbour, a port of call, a departure point…

In this mammoth glass and reinforced-concreted structure, a freighter forever docked looking out over the bay, the artist has envisioned a monumental installation. For visitors, there will be multiplying ways to travel through the exhibition, through both physical and imagined spaces.

Everybody will be able to imagine their own stories, their own routes. And as the installation gradually unfolds before them, each person will be reminded of the existence of a common destination…