A series of sculptures and flagstones with quotes for a former cemetery turned park.
Materials
Four kinds of Nordic granite – Black diabase from Sweden (Scania), Green Atlantis from Norway (Finnmark), Purple Amadeus from Finland (Southern Savonia) and Grey Blå Rønne from Denmark (Bornholm). Sign from Corten steel with CNC engraved and coloured titles and map.
Location
Sundby Cemetery (old part), Kirkegårdsvej 41, 2300 Copenhagen, Danmark, DK.
Description
Three geometric sculptures in different kinds of granite, and four quotes sandblasted into granite flagstones at the four entrances to the cemetery.
The titles and quotes are (with English translation):
1. Tetraeder (Tetrahedron)
2. Heksaeder (Hexahedron)
3. Dodekaeder (Dodecahedron)
4. “Kæmp for alt, hvad du har kært” (Fight for everything you hold dear) – Christian Richardt
5. “Skynd dig langsomt” (Make haste slowly / Festina lente) – Popularised by Augustus
6. “Mest af alt holder jeg af hverdagen” (Above all, I cherish everyday life) – Dan Turèll
7. “Intet i Livet skal frygtes, det skal blot forstås” (Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood) – Marie Curie
Thank you
Randi Sørensen et al. · Amager Øst Lokaludvalg og Områdefornyelsen Sundby (Client)
Julie Rosted Lønstrup · Københavns Kommune (Client)
Maria Gry Bregnbak et al. · Fonden FABRIKKEN for Kunst og Design (Project curator)
Christian T. Nielsen et al. · Danstein A/S (Stenhugger)
Mikael Daugaard Jensen · Sven Bech A/S (Anlægsgartner)
Erik Brandt Dam · Erik Brandt Dam Arkitekter (Architect on the transformation of the cemetery into a park)
