Fragments is a sculpture for two adjoining plazas in downtown San Francisco. The physical conditions of the site were integral to the sculpture’s design. It was important to create an artwork that was welcoming to users of both plazas and equally accessible to passersby. Richard Deutsch separated the two properties with five fragmented white marble sculptural forms set within water which creates a dynamic see-through with animated negative spaces or windows between the forms. The concept of the sculpture stems from the artist’s long-held fascination with fragmented ruins. Central to the work is an exploration of forms in relation to time, age, erosion and loss and the questions that this dialog evokes.
Credits:
Design Assistance: Ross Charles Smith, Architect, Deutsch Studio
Commissioned by Folsom Ventures, LLC, San Francisco
Site Address: 631 Folsom Street, San Francisco
Building Architect Handel Architects, San Francisco
Landscape Architect: The Guzzardo Partnership, San Francisco
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