Artist/designer selected by Lancaster City: Thomas Comitta Associates, Inc, Lancaster, PA
From designer’s statement: Set over a geometric paving pattern inspired by the adjoining Griest Building’s façade, a curvilinear granite paving band will meander through Penn Square’s northwest quadrant – a key portion of the Central Market District often referenced as ‘the Heritage Quadrant’. This curvilinear form mimics the Conestoga River located at Lancaster City’s southern boundary and suggests confluence – a metaphorical reference to the nearby river and, more importantly, to the daily movement of many diverse Lancaster residents and visitors who pass through and/or converge upon this key public space. Within this granite paving band, poetry will be inscribed.
Poem selected: Bricks and Mortar by Barbara Buckman Strasko, Lancaster, PA
