⎜INTANGIBLE: A Memorial Installation Devoted to the Victims of Air Asia Flight QZ8501 |
Need: The city of Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia desires to create a space within Taman Bungkul Park that will serve as a memorial to remember the victims that perished on Air Asia Flight QZ8501. The majority of the victims were residents of the city of Surabaya. The needs of city are that memorial will be space that all the victims’ families and the community can come together to remember their loved ones. The allotted space for memorial within the park is 400 square feet.
Solution: The interpretative design being proposed for the memorial is several abstracted monolithic hands in various prayer positions present within space. The hands display various positions of prayer to represent the many different faiths present in the community.These hands in prayer are a symbol of the strength and hope of a diverse community that lost so many lives. Upon the hands, the names of all 162 victims will be inscribed as well as information about the events surrounding the flight crash. The material for the installation will either be local stone, or fiber reinforced concrete.
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