Dan Turèlls Plads

The square is dominated by two strong elements; a large iron sculpture consisting of all 28 letters in the Danish alphabet as homage to Dan Turèll’s work and a 47 meter long curved light green bench framing the square. The bench refers to the authors stays in Paris. 

Textured concrete tiles specially produced for this project creates a clean and refined base for the elements and a big existing Linden tree plus two rows of trees, one new and one existing provides shade and shelter.

The Sculpture

The alphabet and punctuation marks was Turèll’s tools and his whole expression as a poet, writer, lecturer, and not least social critic. Therefore it is obvious to use these as components in a sculpture in memory of his work and contribution to the Danish culture, literature and society. The letters are produced in corteen steel and are 1-3,5 meters tall, standing on a plinth that can be used for informal sitting on a warm day. The placement of the different letters creates a ‘semitransparent’ sculpture with changing appearances according to the weather and shadows.