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Nov. 14, 2014 / 8:59 AM

Artist seeks needle in giant haystack

Sven Sachsalbe's search for the needle in the haystack at the Palais de Tokyo gallery is being live streamed on YouTube.

PARIS, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An Italian-born artist is live streaming his ongoing search for a needle in a giant haystack at a Paris art gallery.

Sven Sachsalbe began his search Thursday at the Palais de Tokyo gallery and continued to separate the giant haystack into smaller piles Friday in his search for the hidden needle.

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The gallery said the project could extend past Friday if Sachsalbe's quest for the needle isn't finished by the end of the day.

The needle was placed in the haystack by gallery director Jean de Loisy.

Sachsalbe's search is being live streamed on YouTube.

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