PASSAGE

In 2014, the artist Maha Mustafa, whom I have worked with extensively, was commissioned by Malmo City to design the public space of Malmo’s new town square in Sweden, Dag Hammarskjold. Dedicated to the former Swedish UN Secretary-General, the square is located amongst a new entertainment and concert hall that embraces the expanding diverse culture with the extension of the city. The project involves designing and manufacturing an 8m steel sculpture, an interactive fountain, and a 25m long bench made from local granite. My work with Maha was filled with new responsibilities, from submitting the competition design boards to contracting, administrating, and finding the right kind of metal manufacturer. My main design responsibility was the 25m long diabase granite bench with Malmo Shoreline engraving on it.

Location: Malmo City, Sweden, 2016