THE ROLE OF URBAN SCULPTURE IN FORMING THE MEANING OF IDENTITY IN MODERN URBAN PLANNING

In order to investigate the role of urban sculpture in the formation of a sense of identity in modern urbanism, it seems necessary to study its history and prerequisites and the reasons for their appearance in the city. The emergence of an identity crisis can be a contributing factor to authentication attempts. Location is an aspect of space that is occupied by something or someone and has meaning and significance. In other words, location is where function and meaning of space interact. Thus, the form, function, location and connotation of urban sculpture can play a central role in shaping and coordinating the existing semantic identity of a city's urban planning.
One of the most important functions of urban sculpture is to create a certain sense of place, evoke a certain spirit in space or enhance the sense of space. A place is a part of space that is occupied by someone or something and has a valuable meaning. Provided that there is harmony between the statue and the environment and the enhancement of the visual integrity of the environment, citizens will experience satisfaction and greater comfort and the sense of place will be enhanced. Identity is another important factor in contemporary urban studies. Identity includes a certain range. The range that an individual, using it, can recognize or distinguish a place from other places in order to find a unique personality or at least a specific personality for himself. Therefore, it can be said that the statues that use creative and artistic design can create an identity, but to achieve the principles of identity, the issues of identity and meaning should be explored more.
The result of identity confirmation and authentication is the spiritual identity of the measured space from the point of view of the person and the community, and its necessity is a situation that can ensure the spiritual identity of the space. With the recognition of this condition, it is possible to direct the space affected by the identity crisis towards the desired authentication and, during the change, to preserve the identity-filled space from the identity crisis. On the other hand, it should be taken into account that identity receives its validity through the recognition of being. Therefore, the most important condition of spiritual identity is recognizable being.
Keywords: urban sculpture, identity, meaning, urbanism.