Annual Reconfiguration of Monument at Heritage Park to Take Place on April 18

The annual reconfiguration of the Abstract Sculpture is symbolic of all who pulled away or were forced to pull away from their country of origin and came to these Massachusetts shores, establishing themselves in new and different ways.

“Luckily, the project had a designer, Don Tellalian, AIA who was sensitive to the imperatives of civic space…the design uses abstract, geometric forms…evokes the broader historic struggles of all immigrants…offers multivalent possibilities for interpretation shaped by visitors’ own histories…” wrote Jane Whitehead in Forget Me Not, ArchitectureBoston, the publication of the Boston Society of Architects.

Aurelian Mardiros oversees the annual reconfiguration of the Abstract Sculpture, fabricated by A&A Industries in Peabody, the generous gift of Park Benefactor’s Anahid and Aurelian Mardiros, founders of A&A Industries, a leader in custom contract manufacturing.

Joining teams from A&A Industries and Jerry Rigging Corp are William Martin who oversees the Park’s Care & Maintenance, representing the Armenian Heritage Foundation, sponsors of the Park and Don Tellalian, AIA, the Park’s architect/designer.

The Abstract Sculpture, a key feature of the Park, sits atop a Reflecting Pool.

The Sculpture is dedicated to lives lost during the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 and all genocides.