9-Line
West Side 9-Line Trail Public Art
Salt Lake City, Utah
Finalist proposal 2026
Concept, design, and execution: Wes Heiss & Marek Walczak
Developed for the West Side of Salt Lake City, this piece consists of 5 individual works strategically positioned along a 1.5 mile long section of 9-Line Trail. This unique neighborhood home to an incredible diversity of immigrants from around the world. Each piece utilizes a new strategy to reflect the community, tell the story of the site, and connect users of the trail to their surroundings.
While each of the five sculptures are quite different from one another they all are tuned to the specific site and are unified through color and materials.
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