28 Sep The Woven Press features Project 911UP
The article recounts the story of the preservation and transformation of sections of the concrete slurry wall from the original World Trade Center site into sculptures as 9/11 memorials. After parts of the wall were removed for construction purposes, the CEO of the company decided to save some sections. An artist was chosen to sculpt these pieces, resulting in the creation of “VICTORII REBUILD” in 2011. Subsequently, the artist took on the project to sculpt more memorials, including “Barney 11,” “Joy 11,” “Peacetime 11,” and “Echo 11,” each dedicated to different aspects and victims of 9/11. Project 911UP seeks assistance in placing these sculptures across the United States.
This is a sampling of the article:
“The concrete slurry wall foundation was poured four feet thick, seven stories deep, and secured with cables into bedrock and was to hold back the mighty Hudson River around the original World Trade Center in New York City. It was the only thing left intact after 9/11. In 2008–09, parts of that wall had to be cut out to make room for the new PATH subway tunnel for access to the new buildings. After 100+ cut-out blocks were sent out of state for recycling, the CEO of the company responsible for removing that wall decided to save some of these concrete sections. They then salvaged seventeen, 16,000 lb. pieces of that wall, thinking an artist might be able to sculpt them as 9/11 memorials.
I was found and chosen as that artist. Once I flew out to view the concrete pieces where they were stored, I was asked to create the first sculpture in 2011, as a gift. From December 2010 to August 2011, I finished “VICTORII REBUILD” as a ten-year 9/11 memorial anniversary piece. It is located in downtown Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, next to city hall. After this placement, I was given the entire project to finish, including all costs I would occur along the way. The second sculpture was commissioned in 2013, for the Fort Douglas National Military Museum as their Utah Fallen Warrior Memorial, dedicated to all Utah soldiers who have died from the Gulf War to the present day.”
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