Peace Candle
The original plywood candle was replaced with a stronger candle made of fiberglass and galvanized steel, the covering of which was stretched on steel and wood frames. It was designed by the Allentown-based firm Rileigh's Inc. and constructed at a cost of about $12,500. The flame was built out of fiberglass strips with lights that changed color in sequence, to create a more realistic burning flame than the original candle. The new structure was , compared to the original . Each side of the new candle was about wide on each side. Due to the increase in size, it was no longer necessary to place the flame structure over the bugler statue on the top of the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument. Four new smaller candles were built and stood tall and were about wide on each side. Special lighting equipment was added to give the Peace Candle a natural effect that would make it realistically flicker throughout the night. At the base of the candles, 75 tall evergreen trees with gold ornaments were placed, strung with more than 2,000 Christmas tree lights.
Adelle Lutz
One of Lutz's most renowned works is "The Peace Piece" (documented by Courtney Harmel and Sara Driver, amongst others). For this Creative Time supported performative action, which took place on March 21, 2003 (Persian New Years), six women wore black burkhas printed with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees statistics concerning war (90% of war casualties are civilians) and/or images of a full-term baby. Walking in metta meditation for twelve hours, they spread peace with every step, as they walked from the war memorial adjacent Staten Island Ferry, past the Stock Exchange, up Fifth Avenue, into Grand Central Station, through Rockefeller Center, ending in Times Square. Chashama showed video and sound documentation of "Peace Piece" in a storefront, whose window featured the six burkhas, confronting passersby during the "Imagine '04 Festival of Arts".