PART I ABOUT THE FUNDACIÓN METRÓPOLI
4 KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND SHARING 4.4 INVOLVING THE ARTS
4.4.2 The Sculpture 'Fundacion Metropoli'
diately thought of collaborating with Carles, and so we set out to work. I proposed that we begin with the logo of the Fundación Metrópoli which I had designed in 1998. The logo is formed by the letters "F" and "M", and has clearly an architectonic reference. Carles was able to see beyond that and converted the logo into two modular objects of a d istinctive volume that allow the two pieces to interact in many different ways. This gave the objects not only a third dimension, but also a certain capacity of movement. With this happy discovery, we were able to give life to what was an inert object a t the beginning, transforming the material in space, and endowing the piece with all the versatility and creativity that the Awards seek to represent." Fernando Pagola
The burnished steel sculpture is the result of a close collaboration between Fernado Pagola, an architect-artist from Navarra and Carles Valverde, a Ca talan s culptor b ased i n Sw itzerland a nd Mallorca. Fernando Pagola reflects on the collaboration: "I am not a sculptor, I am an architect. Instead of practicing architecture, I paint. When I paint, some people tell me that I appear to be a sculptor. I discovered the work of Carles Valverde at the ARCO event in Madrid in the year 2000, and was rapidly captivated by the character and the expressiveness of his pieces. One look at his hands will tell you that Carles is a sculptor with a great personality who is passionate about his vocation. When t he Fundación Me trópoli a sked m e t o design a sculpture for the Cities Award, I imme-
Sculpture of Fundacion Metropoli at Ecobox
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