On the Centenary of Dalian’s Founding |《大连建市百年纪念》
On the Centenary of Dalian’s Founding |《大连建市百年纪念》

On the Centenary of Dalian’s Founding |《大连建市百年纪念》

Year|年份:
1999
Location|地点:
Xinghai Bay Square Dalian China|大连星海广场
Category|类型:
Monumental Works|纪念性作品
Scale|尺寸:
W 100m × D 80m × H 3m
Material|材料:
Bronze Casting|铸铜Granite|花岗岩
Role|作者角色:
Chief Designer|总设计
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This large-scale public sculpture is conceived as an open book embedded within the urban plaza. A central pathway formed by human footprints traces the passage of time, beginning with the steps of a 106-year-old elder and gradually transitioning to those of a three- to four-year-old child.

The footprints extend from near to far, guiding the viewer toward the horizon and emphasizing continuity across generations. At the end of the path stands a cast bronze sculptural group: two children building a sand structure together. The boy raises his left hand and points into the distance, suggesting the direction of the future.

Rather than presenting history as a fixed monument, the work frames the city as an ongoing human process—shaped by memory, inheritance, and forward movement.

这座大型公共雕塑的设计构思为一本嵌入城市广场的摊开之书。 一条由人类脚印铺就的中央步道勾勒出时间流转的轨迹,起点是一位 106 岁老者的足迹,逐步过渡至三四岁孩童的脚印。 脚印由近及远延伸,引导观赏者望向远方天际,彰显代代相传的生命延续。 步道尽头矗立着一组铸铜雕塑:两名孩童一同搭建沙筑。男孩抬起左手指向远方,寓意未来的方向。 这件作品并未将历史塑造成静止的纪念碑,而是将城市诠释为一场持续向前的人文进程 —— 由记忆、传承与奔赴前路的前行共同铸就。