位置:

加拿大

類型:

藝術

材料:

木材

標簽:

Toronto 多倫多

分類:

裝置

1956年匈牙利十月事件后，37565名匈牙利人逃亡加拿大以躲避蘇聯軍隊的鎮壓。作為此次事件后的第二代匈牙利人，Hello Wood 建筑工作室為了紀念革命中的英雄，并對當時接納這些流亡異國難民的加拿大人表示感激，在多倫多的布達佩斯公園搭建起了一個木制的裝置。而37565根木條每一根都代表著一個在此得以安家的逃亡者。

After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 37 565 Hungarian emigrants settled in Canada fleeing communism. Hello Wood architecture studio, representing the 2nd generation of Hungarians since the revolution, built their contemporary interpretation of the historic event. The wooden installation’s purpose is to remember the heroes of the revolution, while thanking the Canadian people who welcomed and helped the integration of Hungarian refugees. The tunnel is comprised of 37 565 pieces; each one standing for a Hungarian refugee that was accepted into Canada.

▼ 37565根木條組成的裝置，the wooden installation comprised of 37 565 pieces

這個位于安大略湖旁的裝置如同一個長長的隧道。隧道的一端是十月事件的代表性符號－一面中間被挖空的匈牙利國旗，而另一端則是加拿大的象征－紅楓葉，而連接兩段的隧道則暗示著流亡者的一路顛簸。這次事件不僅改變了匈牙利的歷史，也成為了加拿大移民政策上的轉折點，奠定了這個國家面對移民寬容而開放的態度。這些匈牙利移民皆為加拿大的經濟發展貢獻了自己的力量，其中200位來自索普朗大學木材科學學院的年輕工程師更是為如今舉世聞名的加拿大木業打下了扎實的基礎。37565位匈牙利移民的涌入重塑了加拿大的社會結構，在2010年，這次事件被政府認證為加拿大歷史不可或缺的一部分。

Hello Wood’s installation built by Lake Ontario forms a tunnel. The entrance is the symbol of the spirit of the events of 1956: the Hungarian flag with a hole in the middle – protesters cut out the communist coat of arms from the Hungarian flag during the demonstrations. The exit of the tunnel is the national symbol of Canada, the maple leaf, symbolizing the journey of Hungarian refugees. The welcoming of Hungarian refugees was a huge turning point in the history of Canadian immigration policy that shaped the country’s open-minded attitude towards immigrants in general. Hungarian immigrants added value to the economy of Canada, like those 200 young engineers arriving from the Faculty of Wood Sciences of the University of Sopron who helped to shape the world famous Canadian wood industry. Canada welcomed 37 565 Hungarians after the Uprising, moulding the image of Canadian society so much, that in 2010 it was designated a Canadian national historic event and part of Canadian heritage.

▼ 隧道的一端是十月事件的代表性符號－一面中間被挖空的匈牙利國旗，the symbol of the spirit of the events of 1956: the Hungarian flag with a hole in the middle

▼ 加拿大的象征－紅楓葉the national symbol of Canada, the maple leaf

▼ 夜景，evening view

“我們希望建造一個讓沒有匈牙利血統的加拿大孩子同樣覺得有趣的紀念物。這條“穿越時空”的隧道明快亮麗，隨著人們的漸漸靠近，仿佛與1956年那個時刻重新連接在一起。匈牙利裔的人們應為他們曾經的祖國和接納他們的加拿大感到驕傲，而來自不同國家有著不同背景的當地居民也可以在此與世界歷史進行一次親密接觸。” 本次項目的合作創始人Péter Pozsár說到。