Gate – Memorial

Gufunes Cemetery, Reykjavík 2003
granite, glass, fiber optics, electrical illumination,
3.1 × 13 × 13 m

Gate is a memorial for missing persons, or persons that have disappeared and never been found, and for those whose remains rest in distant regions of the earth. The gate, which also functions as a lighthouse in the dark, forms a crossroads through a maze that is aligned with the cardinal points.

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