Je Souhaite

2008
80’H x 30’W x 30’D
Painted Steel

Port of Miami
Miami, Florida

The placement of “Je Souhaite” at the Port of Miami is all about scale and presence. Commissioned by the Arison Arts Foundation for the Miami Art Museum, construction of Je Souhaite  began in 2008 and made its debut in The Peninsula Project. 

In Je Souhaite John Henry has altered his signature design of the tube and slab components by tapering the linear forms- creating blades and spears and adding a new dimension of complexity to the fabrication process.  

Je Souhaite represented Miami in John Henry’s Peninsula Project Exhibition were it was situated in Bicentennial Park at the end of the deep-water slip of the Miami seaport. The City of Miami, The Arison Arts Foundation, Miami Art Museum and TRC Worldwide engineers worked together to bring Je Souhaite to the City of Miami and provide a perfect site for the piece.  The piece is now permanently installed at the Port of Miami.