For the longest time sculptures were created by artists, as a means of personal expression. When we were commisioned to work on this sculpture, we wanted to tell a story. A story about urbanization and nature. A story about our client's endeavour. A story that grows and blossoms.
Our client is Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, the mastermind behind the biggest and most ambitious project to date in China on sustainable urban living. This township of 30 sq km developed jointly by Chinese and Singapore government is a showcase of environmentally friendly solutions to the urban problem, which will be a great challenge for the future as China's urban population will increase to 70% of total population by 2035, roughly translating to an increase of about 600 million people.
雕塑曾是一种向内的艺术，每一座雕塑都是创作者表达内心声音的一次尝试。但当我们被委托设计这座雕塑作品时，它便向外扩展而拥有了更开放的意义——这是一个关于城市和自然、梦想与愿景、生命和未来的故事。
项目的委托人是中新天津生态城，中国与新加坡两国间的标志性开发项目，占地30平方公里的天津生态城是中国建国以来最大也是最有野心的绿色城市项目。根据预测，到2035年，中国70％的人口都会居住在城市中。
城市生活质量将决定中国的未来。
below text courtesy of SSTEC:
Connections
Connections is inspired by the logo of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment and Development Co., Ltd (SSTEC), a seed bearing the promise of a new beginning. Firmly anchored in the ground, two pillars rise organically before meeting to form a single structure. This connection symbolises the close multi-level and multi-faceted collaboration and engagement between the governments, businesses and people of Singapore and China to forge a vibrant and sustainable city. A germinating “seed” feature is visible through the sculpture, exemplifying the growth of SSTEC and the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City. Together, Connections and New Beginning – the first sculpture in the Eco-Business Park - form a whole seed, the SSTEC logo.
“纽带”
“纽带”雕塑的设计灵感来源于中新天津生态城投资开发有限公司（生态城合资公司）的品牌标识，一颗孕育着希望的种子。雕塑两端深植于泥土并蜿蜒而上，在顶端有机相连，形成了一条“纽带”，象征中国和新加坡两国携手共建充满活力的、可持续发展的生态城，同时也体现了两国从政府、企业到民间多层面的紧密合作与交流。“纽带”前方，依稀可见一颗蓬勃生长的“种子”，预示着生态城合资公司和中新天津生态城的不断成长与发展。此雕塑也与生态科技园内第一座雕塑——“生机”，交相呼应、形体互补，构成了完整的公司标识。
