sculptures in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the war. I was chosen to represent the United States. Adjacent to this sculpture is the United Nations Korean War Memorial Cemetery, which holds the remains
of more than 2000 American soldiers who perished in the war.
The sculpture is a space where the living can
sit and contemplate the past and, in my imagination, a place where the ghosts of the fallen can find some peace.
The work has other levels of meaning as well.
It functions as a kind of sundial, with the twelve seats representing hours or months, thus suggesting the passage of time. The number 12 is symbolic of Christianity (Korea is largely
a Christian country) The central column could
also be seen as a flower beginning to blossom
(a metaphor for the flowering of peace).
