IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

SDG 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

This SDG is a vision for improved and more equitable trade, as well as coordinated investment initiatives to promote sustainable development across borders. It is about strengthening and streamlining cooperation between nation states, both developed and developing, using the SDGs as a shared framework and a shared vision for defining that collaborative way forward. nExhibit “To The Future!”n Young people can reach out to other young people globally and strengthen the means of implementation of sustainable development through greater international cooperation and collaboration which is seen as vital to achieving all the other SDGs. The welded sculpture “To The Future!” symbolises the path to happiness for the future of the young generation and the planet in developing multi-stakeholder partnerships to share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial support critical to the overall success of the SDGs.

The main structural elements of the sculpture are a ring made of double-T profile, figures of a young man and a girl in the middle and a globe, a base and stiffness elements behind the ring. The globe represents the limitless opportunities for young people in their future life and walking hand-in-hand signifies partnership. Welding technologies used included TIG (141) braze welding with CuSi3 solder (figures, globe), MAG (135) welding (connecting the figures and the globe to the shelf of double-T profile (rings with a diameter of 2.3 m), welding of the ring sections, stiffness element for the ring (bent pipe 40 x 20 mm) and MMA (111) welding of the base (channel profile 60 mm high) connection with the ring. nDimensions of exhibitn 2.3 m high x 2.3 m wide x 1.5 m deep

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection