Superior Courthouse, New Britain, CT  2008
granite, stainless steel, brass, concrete, epoxy
3.2′ x 35′ x 45′

Stainless steel lines in the pavement come from all directions to converge on a dark granite circle in the concrete plaza. Within the circle, the crisscrossing lines represent intersecting paths at cross-purposes—the inevitable conflicts the courts must adjudicate. Each line rises from the ground as a three-dimensional diagonal that holds up a segment of the circular handrail—the complete circle that symbolizes the consensus we citizens share and abide by in a civil society. The full circle of the handrail is supported, both structurally and symbolically, by the multiple lines rising from the ground-plane.