Lin Shih-Pao: From Recycling to the Peace Bell
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Returning to Taiwan, Carrying a Mission
In 2025, Lin returned to Taiwan to launch the Peace Bell fundraising campaign. The goal is to raise NT$2.1 million (approximately USD $65,000, excluding shipping) to cast the first Peace Bell in Taiwan.
Originally, the idea was to forge a Peace Bell from recycled missile shells. However, because the metal material cannot produce a clear ringing sound, the decision was made to build a bell in Taiwan — one that can ring out fully. This bell will be transported to Ukraine and installed in the Peace Art Park, a site that Shield Art Foundation began developing with Marhanets City in 2025, where it will stand as a landmark of peace and hope. Once this project is complete, a second Peace Bell will be cast in Ukraine, using missile debris, as a symbol of transforming war’s remnants into peace.
Even while fundraising, Lin continues his daily paintings in Taipei, often working in cafés around the Minsheng community. He says strangers sometimes approach him, curious about his work, and he gladly shares the story of humanitarian art — how each phase of his painting journey represents not just art, but action.
Shared Values, Shared Commitment
As part of the Peace Bell campaign, Lin visited Mr. Chang Shui-Tian, Chairman of Guan Hong Construction, in Taoyuan. Despite working in different fields, the two found common ground in their philosophies.
Chairman Chang has long promoted green energy eco-architecture — recycling materials, harvesting rainwater, storing energy, and building communities rooted in cultural heritage. Lin’s practice of transforming recycled materials into art mirrors this spirit of sustainability.
This shared vision inspired Chairman Chang to support the Peace Bell project wholeheartedly, even inviting his employees to participate in selecting artworks. The fundraising response was enthusiastic and encouraging.
A Symbol Beyond Politics
“The Peace Bell is not a political symbol,” Lin emphasizes.
“It is a humanitarian art action that transcends culture, nationality, and politics. When the bell rings, it will carry Taiwan’s blessing to the world, proving that love and hope can continue to be passed on.”
With every painting, every donation, and every conversation, Lin’s mission continues: to turn art into action, and to ensure that the sound of peace will one day ring across Ukraine and beyond.
林世寶：從回收創作到和平鐘
愛與希望，正在台灣延續的人道藝術行動 👉 支持和平鐘計畫，請至 GoFundMe 捐款：https://gofund.me/780455db
回到台灣，承載使命
2025 年，林世寶返台展開 和平鐘募款計畫，目標是籌集 新台幣 210 萬元（約合美金 6 萬 5 千元，不含運費），在台灣鑄造第一座和平鐘。
最初的構想是以回收的砲彈殘骸鑄造和平鐘，但因為此類金屬材質無法敲響清脆的鐘聲，因此決定先在台灣打造一座能真正鳴響的鐘。這口鐘將從台灣運往烏克蘭，設置於 Shield Art Foundation 與馬哈涅茨市在 2025 年合作的一塊 5 英畝土地上 —— 「和平藝術公園」的地標性雕塑。完成這個項目後，林世寶將親自前往烏克蘭，用飛彈殘骸鑄造另一座和平鐘，象徵把戰爭的廢墟轉化為和平的聲音。
即便在募款過程中，他仍每天在台北民生社區的咖啡廳持續作畫，常有陌生人上前詢問，他也樂於分享「人道藝術」的故事 —— 每個階段的創作，不僅是藝術，更是一種行動。
理念契合，共同承諾
在推動和平鐘計畫的過程中，他特別前往桃園拜訪 冠竑建設董事長張水田先生。雖然來自不同領域，但雙方在理念上卻一拍即合。
張董事長長期推動 綠能生態建築，強調回收再利用、雨水收集、能源儲存，以及重現庄頭文化的社區互助精神。林世寶則透過回收物再創作，讓廢棄物成為藝術的一部分。
這份理念上的契合，讓張董事長義不容辭地支持和平鐘募款計畫，甚至邀請公司員工一同參與選畫，募款反應熱烈。
超越政治的象徵
「和平鐘不是政治符號，而是一場跨文化、跨國界的人道藝術行動。」林世寶強調。
「當鐘聲響起時，它承載的是台灣對世界的祝福，也是愛與希望能持續被傳遞的證明。」
透過每一幅畫、每一筆捐款、每一次交流，這份使命持續延伸 —— 讓藝術成為行動，讓和平的鐘聲有一天真正響徹烏克蘭與全世界。
