This public sculpture takes the visual structure of New Youth magazine from the May Fourth period as its core composition. Text, portraits, and historical time are juxtaposed to symbolize the moment when modern thought was awakened and history began to turn.
The flame form placed in the foreground refers to the idea that “a single spark can start a prairie fire,” suggesting both the spread of the May Fourth spirit and the historical process by which ideas grow from the marginal to the transformative.
Rather than reconstructing history, this work spatializes the question of how thought is initiated, transforming ideological awakening into a physical and architectural experience.
本雕塑以五四时期《新青年》杂志版面为核心视觉结构，将文字、肖像与历史时间并置，象征思想觉醒的起点与时代转折的瞬间。 前方火焰造型，取意“星星之火，可以燎原”，既指向五四精神的传播，也暗示思想由微至宏的历史进程。