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During one of the expeditions in the Khibiny mountains in the early 1920s
outstanding Russian and Soviet mineralogist academician Alexander Fersman manages to find a green stone. Phosphorus stone - apatite. As a result
of this discovery in 1926 was founded settlement and then the city called Apatity.
Entry sign 4 meters high of emerald green - a noticeable monumental volume against the backdrop of the majestic Khibiny mountains.
Sculptural solution - smiling stone - quickly information readable by vehicle drivers, causing pleasant sensations in the person whom the city meets
with a smile.
600 cm x 400cm x 300cm, epoxy, steel, concrete.
2021