宁波—爱尔兰友谊墙绘在宁波文创港时光长廊揭幕
今天（26日）下午，宁波—爱尔兰友谊墙绘在宁波文创港时光长廊揭幕。在这幅主题为“梦想”的大型墙绘艺术作品中，一位身穿宇航服的宇航员出现在8米高的墙面上，向宁波市民致意，讲述彼此共同的梦想和友谊。
此大型墙绘艺术作品由爱尔兰中国科学技术交流协会和宁波市政府外事办公室，共同邀请爱尔兰视觉艺术家、希恩艺术工坊总经理希恩·萨顿首次来到宁波创作。希恩·萨顿使用丙烯颜料和喷漆绘制，历时4天完成这幅科幻主题的大型墙绘。
希恩·萨顿说，“我创作过许多大型的墙面作品，其中不少主题都与宇宙和宇航员相关。我希望通过我的画作，带领大家眺望一下我们的未来。在中国创作这幅作品，让我更到兴奋。宇航员的手里捏着一架纸飞机，因为造纸术来源于中国。选择宇航员的形象，也是在展望中国未来可能取得的巨大成就。在他的身上，画有中国的五角星和爱尔兰的国花三叶草组合的标志，象征着我们之间的友谊地久天长。”
爱尔兰中国科学技术交流协会主席陈文说，爱尔兰和宁波两地往来日益密切，交流领域不断拓展，友好情谊与日俱增。今天揭幕的大型墙绘艺术作品，更是双方深厚友谊的最好见证。展望未来，我们相信，在双方的共同努力之下，两地各领域的交流合作将取得更大成果，让友好情谊更加深入人心。
This afternoon (26th), the Ningbo-Ireland Friendship Wall was unveiled at the Ningbo Cultural and Creative Port Time Corridor. In this large-scale mural artwork with the theme of “Dreams,” an astronaut dressed in a spacesuit appears on the 8-meter-high wall, conveying greetings to the citizens of Ningbo and narrating their shared dreams and friendship.
The creation of this large-scale mural artwork was jointly organized by the Ireland China Science and Technology Association and the Ningbo Municipal Government Foreign Affairs Office, with the participation of Irish visual artist and Shane Art Workshop General Manager, Shane Sutton, who visited Ningbo for the first time. Shane Sutton used acrylic paint and spray paint, taking 4 days to complete this science fiction-themed mural.
Shane Sutton said, “I have done many large-scale wall works, many of which are related to the universe and astronauts. I hope that through my paintings, I can lead you to look at our future. Creating this work in China makes me even more excited. The astronauts hold a paper airplane in their hands, because papermaking originated in China. The choice of the astronaut’s image is also a look at the great achievements that China may achieve in the future. On his body, painted with China’s five-pointed star and Ireland’s national flower shamrock combination logo, a symbol of our friendship forever.”
Wen Chen, Chairman of the Irish China Science and Technology Exchange Association, said that the exchanges between Ireland and Ningbo are becoming increasingly close, the fields of exchanges are constantly expanding, and the friendship between Ireland and Ningbo is increasing day by day. The large-scale wall painting art works unveiled today are the best testimony of the profound friendship between the two sides. Looking ahead, we believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two sides will achieve greater results and deepen the friendship between the two sides.
