拉尔斯·兰写给厦门的一封情书：为什么我爱厦门

拉尔斯·兰（Lars Ravn），丹麦著名艺术家，厦门·北欧当代艺术中心签约艺术家； 曾客座讲学于厦门大学艺术学院、集美大学美术学院等。在厦门找寻到自己的爱情的他如今定居厦门，他说：

美丽的厦门，世界的花园

当白鹭飞起时

我更加爱你

Beautiful Xiamen.Garden of the world

When egrets fly

I love you even more

《为什么我爱厦门》

作者：拉尔斯·兰（Lars Ravn），丹麦著名艺术家

在我的家乡丹麦有这样一句话：“所有事情都有三次幸运机会去做成功”。

第一次到中国，我去的城市是北京，那是在2008年北京奥运会结束不久的时候。

第二年，我又去了内蒙古的呼和浩特。这两次来到中国，都是因为参加艺术家王彤和策展人蓝兰策划的中国和北欧的艺术交流。2010年，我才第一次来到厦门。一方面是应邀来厦门教授视觉艺术课程，另一方面是在旧雨今来轩画廊（现厦门·北欧当代艺术中心）举办我的画展。

从那时起，我到访厦门的次数便多了起来。

我曾和丹麦艺术家一起，或是自己一个人，又或是和我的家人一起，一次次到访厦门。2016年我选择在厦门定居，是因为我遇到了我美丽的中国妻子——诗人子梵梅。

没错，拥有了爱情的同时我也爱上了厦门这座城市，这座城市的生活方式让我更加深爱着它。因为在丹麦，很多物事都显得太寂静了。我爱厦门这座与水相邻，可以在新老建筑中生活并带来奇妙感受的城市。我喜欢这里的市场，喜欢那些有着琳琅满目商铺的街道。我喜欢这座和世界有着连接的国际化城市，不仅仅是和周边国家连接，更是通过中国的“一带一路”和全世界产生新的连接。

传统与现代在这里交汇所碰撞出的美妙火花让我着迷。例如厦门正在建设中的地铁系统，我认为，这就是一个合理的、顺应厦门发展的现代模式。

我在厦门拥有美好的生活归功于我的妻子，同样要感谢厦门的卫生医疗系统。此前我曾遇到一次突发疾病，正是厦门的医院对我进行了快速有效的治疗。回到丹麦后，医生也确认，我在厦门所受到的治疗是非常优秀且合理的。时至今日，我仍会非常感激厦门的医生。

有一年夏天我们从丹麦返回厦门，我发现厦门开始推行垃圾分类系统，对此我感到非常高兴。在丹麦，我们已经推行垃圾分类很长一段时间了。我个人一直秉持这样一个观点：当我们一起参加一个派对，在派对结束后也有帮着主人一起清理打扫现场的义务。现在，这个“派对”的举办地点变成了整个厦门。

这里有清新的空气，路边长满了漂亮的树和花草。总而言之，我们每一个人，都有爱护这座城市的环境以及她的所有的义务，只有这样，未来一代才能同样享受厦门人文环境的魅力。

我热爱厦门这座城市，同样也期待为厦门的发展和环境保护做贡献。

问候和爱

拉尔斯·兰

Why I love Xiamen。

In Denmark， and that‘s where I come from， you have an expression that says： ”3。 time - is the walk of happiness。”

Of Chinese cities， I first visited Beijing。 It was in 2008 - just after the Olympic Games。

The following year I visited Hohhot in Inner Mongolia。 Both times it was my art that brought me to China。 In 2010 I came to Xiamen for the first time。 Would both teach visual art and exhibit separately in Lanlan Gallery（注：厦门旧雨今来轩画廊） （today NAC - Nordic Art Center for Contemporay Art， Xiamen， Aotuo 注：厦门·北欧当代艺术中心）

Since then it has become many visits。 To this charming city in close contact with the sea。 Created so long ago。 Maintained and renewed over generations。

Visits together with Danish colleagues， alone and with my family。 Finally in 2016 I settled down in Xiamen and today I live with my wife， a lovely woman and known poet， Zi Fan Mei（注：Lars妻子诗人子梵梅）。

So yes， there is love involved， but I also love Xiamen for its sensuality。 In Denmark， many things are much quieter， but the reality is， I love the city situated by the water with its variation of dense living in both older and modern houses。 I love the markets， the small streets with rich variety of shops。 I like to see the city have a history of contact with the outside world。 Both the close here in Asia， but also the big one that today also includes China‘s new “Beldt and Road project” that addresses and involves the rest of the world。

I love the expression that arises when both the tradition and the sensible modern are met and meet in the urban space。 I find the upcoming metro one of these sensible modern constructions。

I also owe my wonderful life to my wife and health system in Xiamen。 I had an accident that was dealt with quickly and sensibly at the university hospital of Xiamen。 Danish doctors have since confirmed that the treatment I received was both competent and reasonable。 I‘m grateful for that today。 I also see other people get sensible treatment when they are in contact with the health system here in Xiamen。

One summer we came back to Xiamen I noticed a waste sorting system had been introduced。 I was very pleased。 In Denmark we have been doing for a very long time。 Personally， I have always been of the opinion that you participate in a party， you must also participate in cleaning up after him。

Right now it‘s a party to live in Xiamen。 Here is clean air。 Lots of trees and plants along the roads。 Supports variation in the many lovely parks that alternate between very cultivated and more wild nature。 All in all， I think we all have to take part in taking care of， so that future generations can also enjoy Xiamen’s wonderful human charm。

I love being here and want to contribute to it being preserved in a dignified and sustainable way。

Regards and Love

Lars Ravn

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