River

  • river image

    River, 2005. Detail.

  • river image

    River, 2005. Detail.

  • river image

    River, 2005. Detail.

  • river image

    River, 2005. Detail.

Rivière - Fluß
Berlin (Leipziger Platz 17)
Awarded 2002
Completion 2005

Embassy of Canada | Ambassade du Canada | Botschaft von Kanada

Design of floor inlay for the Reception Hall of the new Canadian Embassy in Berlin. Laser-cut quartzite and granite inlay. Stainless steel strips delineate latitude and longitude. A natural boundary in the reception area, the inlaid river resembles a bathymetric map of water depths or an ice floe beginning to thaw. It suggests Berlin’s many rivers as well as Canada’s. It is also a ‘ghost border’, a reminder of ‘no man’s land’ (1961-1989) where the embassy now stands. Surface 86 m2 (925.7 ft2). Commissioned by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Government of Canada.