Park of the Laments

The overall form of the park is a square within a square—one is rigid and made of limestone-filled gabion baskets, while the other consists of indigenous trees and shrubs.

Natural, minimalist wooden benches, made from kiln-treated poplar, are built into the edge of an amphitheater of stairs, vines, and stones.

The viewer begins their experience by walking down a concrete platform flanked on both sides with limestone-filled gabion baskets and indigenous shrubbery.

Moving towards the light, they approach stairs that lead them above ground into the center of the park where they are greeted by an isolated, calm, and secluded area conducive to meditation and lamentation.

His works draw from first-hand witness accounts and research on issues such as toxic waste in Africa, gold mining in Brazil, and genocide in Rwanda.