Filipino migrant worker brightens up workspace with beautiful murals
Filipino migrant worker brightens up workspace with beautiful murals
2023-08-10
A Filipino migrant worker is brightening up his Hsinchu workspace with a huge array of beautiful murals. Sonny Torreflores Simera came to Taiwan 12 years ago. The company worker is an exceptional artist, who has covered the walls of his firm with inspiring nature scenes. When he’s not at work, Sonny likes to explore his town of Hsinchu and sketch the local scenery. He hopes that in the future, he’ll get more opportunities to create beautiful public art for Taiwan.
This is Sonny Torreflores Simera, who has lived and worked in Taiwan for 12 years. On weekends, he’s not one for company lunches. He prefers to go out on a solo outing to a new part of Hsinchu, and find a quiet, overlooked spot where he can sit down.
Today Sonny’s come to Hsinchu Moat Park. The cotton flowers are bursting into an array of startling scarlet. He can’t resist capturing a view like this in his sketchbook.
Sonny Torreflores Simera
Artist and Filipino immigrant
For me, nature has trees, water, plants and animals, also. I like also.
Sonny and his college classmates all went abroad after graduation. Sonny first went to Brunei, then Taiwan. His boss asked him to help beautify the workspace, which is when the whole factory became Sonny’s canvas.
From the outer walls, to pride of place in the meeting rooms, from the living spaces of the dorm to the stairwells – every spot is filled with Sonny’s colorful murals. They’re a breath of fresh air for the workers here.
Sonny Torreflores Simera
Artist and Filipino immigrant
Taiwan is like my second home. I’ve learned so much here, and received a lot of help. I think that my professional skills have reached a new level.
Before coming to Taiwan, Sonny always thought he would go back to settle in the Philippines, and open a small art gallery. But now, he prefers the lifestyle in Taiwan. He’s been able to spread his artistic wings over the last 12 years. If he gets a chance to use that paintbrush to create more beauty and inspiration for Taiwan – well, he won’t say no.
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Funded by New Immigrant Development Fund
畫筆妝點台灣 菲律賓移工用色彩記錄城市之美
2023-08-10
來自國外的移工，為台灣的勞動力貢獻許多，其中這位來自菲律賓的桑尼畫畫的天份被工廠的主管發現，特別讓他透過畫筆，把公司的每個角落美化，就連放假時，他也喜歡一個人帶著畫具，走遍城市各個角落，把美景畫下來。
他是Sonny，從菲律賓來台灣工作已經12年了，放假的時候，不常和其他同事一塊出去玩，他喜歡一個人，走訪新竹各個角落，找個地方靜靜地坐下來。
這天Sonny來到，新竹東門護城河的一角，木棉花正綻放著火紅，讓他立刻想要將眼前的美景，透過畫筆記錄下來。
[[菲律賓移工 Sonny Torreflores Simera]]
“對我來說，大自然有樹有水，有植物都是我喜歡的，我喜歡看這些。”
畢業之後身邊的同學，都選擇到海外工作，他也不例外，先去過汶萊，台灣是他的第二站，老闆希望他能幫忙，把公司環境美化，於是整間工廠都成了Sonny的畫室。
從公司的圍牆，到會議室的牆壁，宿舍的環境，以及樓梯的轉角，都是Sonny揮灑的空間，也因為有他的畫作，讓整個工作廠區煥然一新，變得生氣勃勃。
[[菲律賓移工 Sonny Torreflores Simera]]
“台灣就像我第二個故鄉，在這裡我學到很多很多，也得到很大的幫助，在這裡我覺得，我的專業技術更上一層樓了。”
來台灣之前，Sonny想的是，總有一天要回到故鄉，開個屬於自己的小畫廊，但現在，他更喜歡台灣的生活環境，因為這12年來，這個地方給了他更多發揮的空間，如果能夠透過他的畫筆，多為台灣做些什麼，他很願意。
以上內容由《我們一家人》節目提供內政部移民署監製
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