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Culture: Kylian Mbappé inaugurates a work of art at the Philharmonie
Culture: Kylian Mbappé inaugurates a work of art at the Philharmonie
(Franceinfo)
After having financed it for more than two years, the star of the Blues was able to inaugurate “Symfolia”, a work created by 10,000 children. On the sporting side, the wait continues for the name of his next club and its participation in the Olympic Games.
He didn’t come to play football. To welcome him, an American artist, Rachel Marks. Kylian Mbappé is admiring. He comes to see a work that he has been financing for more than two years. A project called “Symfolia”, an extraordinary tree made with thousands of partitions, transformed into a trunk, into flowers, into roots, with musical instruments incorporated into the work. “It’s incredible. I’m really happy. It starts from an idea and an idea you never know if it’s going to come to fruition”underlines the captain of the Blues.
In all, 10,000 children made it. Among them, young people from Kylian Mbappé’s foundation. They wouldn’t have missed this moment for anything in the world. “We wanted, with the foundation, to do something for the Olympic Games. Send a message by combining sport and culture”, specifies the world champion. Will Kylian participate in the Olympics? The only certainty is that he will leave PSG, but to go where? “When I know I will talk about it, but I don’t know anything about it”, he procrastinates. To participate in the Olympics, Mbappé must have permission from his future club. Olympic Games, Real Madrid, answers in the coming weeks.
