The week in pictures – Maroela Media

France: The exhibition The Pont Neuf’s Cave at the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris displays the latest artwork by French photographer and street artist JR. As a tribute to the late French artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude se Pont Neuf Wrapped-project from 1985, JR will transform the historic bridge from 6 to 28 June into a monumental “cave” of works of art and open spaces that will change the silhouette of Paris. (Photo: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP)

South Africa: The brand new Boekebos reading centre, the library of Club21 which focuses on teaching students with Down’s syndrome, was opened on Tuesday in Pretoria. The center was created to encourage a love of reading in learners and to offer them a safe space where they can learn, dream and grow. (Photo: Marisha Hermann/Maroela Media)

VSA: Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in the hills as the Sandy fire rages near a residential area in Simi Valley, California. The Sandy fire broke out in the suburbs of Los Angeles on May 18, spreading rapidly and forcing thousands of residents to flee for safety. (Photo: Apu Gomes/AFP)

Switzerland: Technicians dressed as superheroes hang with harnesses from the windows of the Children’s Hospital of the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) during celebrations for the first anniversary of the new building. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

VSA: Honduran jellyfish (Honduran sea nettles) is on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s new Jelly Dreamscapes-exhibition at Long Beach, California. The invertebrates, which have no backbone, brain or gills, are made up of about 95% water and move using ocean currents. (Photo: Frederic J. Brown/AFP)