缝衣针作品呼唤保护动物 Chinese artists create needlework to call for animal protection

A range of sculptures(雕塑 diāosù) are on display(展示 zhǎnshì) at a shopping mall(商场 shāngchǎng) in Shenyang, on Dec.15, 2018. The furs(毛发 máofà) of the animal-shaped sculptures are made from sewing needles to embody the pain(痛苦 tòngkǔ) suffered(承受 chéngshòu) by the animals(动物 dòngwù) as their furs are taken by humans. [Photo: VCG]

Guided(指导 zhǐdǎo) by the Dean of the College of Fine Arts of Shenyang University, the sculptures, which are made from around 550,000 needles, took 36 art students more than 100 days to complete(完成 wánchéng).

A range of sculptures(雕塑 diāosù) are on display(展示 zhǎnshì) at a shopping mall(商场 shāngchǎng) in Shenyang, on Dec.15, 2018. The furs(毛发 máofà) of the animal-shaped sculptures are made from sewing needles to embody the pain(痛苦 tòngkǔ) suffered(承受 chéngshòu) by the animals(动物 dòngwù) as their furs are taken by humans. [Photo: VCG]

Respectively entitled "Piece of Fur Made from Thousands of Needles and Pain" and "Captive Liberty," the sculptures send(传达 chuándá) a message(信息 xìnxī) for better animal protection(保护 bǎohù) and an end to the fur trade(贸易 màoyì).

A range of sculptures(雕塑 diāosù) are on display(展示 zhǎnshì) at a shopping mall(商场 shāngchǎng) in Shenyang, on Dec.15, 2018. The furs(毛发 máofà) of the animal-shaped sculptures are made from sewing needles to embody the pain(痛苦 tòngkǔ) suffered(承受 chéngshòu) by the animals(动物 dòngwù) as their furs are taken by humans. [Photo: VCG]

重点词汇 Key Word:

保护 protect; preserve;sageguard

• E.g. Wǒmen xūyào bǎohù sēnlín.
  我们需要保护森林。
  We need to preserve the forest.

• Tāmen wèi jīng yǔnxǔ shǐyòng le shòu bǎnquán bǎohù de yīnyuè.
  他们未经允许使用了受版权保护的音乐。
  They used copyrighted music without permission.