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Echoes Sculpture by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo

Echoes Sculpture by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Bronze A' Design Award in Fine Arts and Art Installation Design Competition Category.


BronzeFine Art· 2019

Echoes Sculpture

by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo

Client: Good Style Creative Co., Ltd

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Fine Art Category

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The Design

About Echoes Sculpture

The concept of "Echoes" comes from the image of the bounce of water droplets from the other side. It made of stainless steel and glass, after polishing the surface, will show the same characteristics as water. Sometimes you will find clouds in the sky flowing on it.In addition to being a artwork, it considers ergonomics in the planning of dimensions, allowing people to interact with Echoes at close range. At night, the lights hidden in the stainless steel water droplets, "Echoes" seems to have become a luminous body floating in the air.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Echoes Sculpture is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Echoes Sculpture is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Echoes Sculpture splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

Interviews

Grand Interview

Your innovative use of stainless steel and glass in Echoes Sculpture creates a mesmerizing interplay with natural light and reflection – could you elaborate on how this material choice emerged from your concept of water droplets and ripples?

Water exists in nature in various forms such as liquid, solid, and gas, and it is one of the most vital elements for nourishing all living things. If I were to interpret water through specific materials, I believe that mirrored stainless steel and glass best capture the essence of water. The key lies in how to encapsulate the moment when water falls and rebounds into a concrete image, and then use the properties of these materials to convey the spiritual imagery of water. Additionally, these two materials are capable of reflecting the texture of water beautifully in natural light, enhancing the visual effect and depth of the work.Selecting mirrored stainless steel is due to its reflective properties, which naturally resonate with the fluidity and reflective nature of water. The smooth surface of stainless steel, like a water surface, can capture and reflect surrounding light, creating a visual experience that changes with the environment. This feature allows the work to display a diverse range of expressions under different lighting conditions, symbolizing the changeable and lively nature of water.Glass, with its transparency and refractive qualities, conveys the purity and depth of water. When influenced by light, glass can produce a sparkling effect, reminiscent of water droplets shimmering in the sunlight. This texture not only imparts a sense of lightness and transparency to the work but also imbues it with an inner liveliness and vitality.Through the skillful combination of these two materials, I hope to capture and present the beauty and poetry of water in its dynamic moment, allowing viewers to feel the vitality and spiritual imagery of water when engaging with the work.

The ergonomic dimensions of Echoes Sculpture invite intimate human interaction – what inspired you to create this specific scale that allows viewers to engage with the artwork at close range, and how does this proximity enhance the intended experience?

Due to the suspended, outward-expanding form of the artwork, coupled with its inherent structural support, I endeavored to scale the piece to a size that allows for human interaction. This amplification enhances opportunities for the public to engage closely with the artwork. Such a design not only increases accessibility but also offers viewers an immersive experience, allowing them to truly feel the integration of art and life. By enlarging the sculpture, I aim to create a public art space that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional, enabling more individuals to interact with and understand the underlying concepts and spirit of the work.

Echoes Sculpture transforms dramatically from day to night through hidden lighting elements – could you share the technical and artistic considerations behind this dual identity, and how it influences the sculpture's relationship with its environment?

During the day, my artwork "Resonance" seamlessly integrates with the natural environment through the reflective and transparent qualities of stainless steel and crystal glass. However, at night, I aim to reveal the mysterious transparency of the crystal through hidden light sources within the sculpture, allowing the artwork to present a different allure.This design concept is inspired by my deep understanding of nature and light. Daylight allows the stainless steel and crystal glass to reflect dazzling brilliance, symbolizing the vitality and dynamism of life. At night, the hidden light source imbues the artwork with a serene and mysterious atmosphere, akin to an inner light of the soul, evoking tranquility and contemplation in the viewer. This transformation not only enables the piece to exhibit multi-layered beauty at different times of the day but also enhances its interactivity and emotional connection with the audience.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
I get my inspirations from life and nature. I also like to express my viewpoint through simple stuff.
I like to explore the potential of materials and techniques.A lot of ordinary materials, actually have a soul to me. I will transform them into a valuable new life through my magical hands and creative ideas. I hope my works carry the message of treasuring all earth resources and carry the concept of sustainable growth.
Dimensions & Packaging
Size : H250* W270 * D150 cm
Tags
(Art, public art, sculpture, stainless steel)
Production Technology
Material : Stainless Steel + Class
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge is to express a concept from a spiritual level via an abstract approach. It’s critical to choose the right materials to clearly express the inner feelings as materials speak different languages when it comes to art creation. In so doing, the audience can relate to the creation.

Another challenge is to combine stainless steel and glass. After a number of trial and error due to their nature in production, I finally found a way to piece them together in a natural way.
Research
I chose to use mirrored stainless steel and glass to interpret the image of water.
Because these two materials can be as clear and bright as water in the sun and the environment.
The water drops and rebounds in a moment of high and low undulations, symbolizing the vision of people working hard to build a beautiful world in different positions.
Inspiration
Based on the concept of “water”,
Water drops falling on water surface, create concentric circles of ripples, spreading gently outwards. The recoil from the vitality of this flowing force breaks the limits of space, just as when an actor unites his intellectual vitality with physical energy; gentle on some occasions violent on others; water displays scene after breathtaking scene, riveting to behold, and continuously re-enacted throughout the world。
Project Duration
This work was created in 2014 in Taiwan and finished in October 2015. It was exhibited in The 26th UBE Biennale at the UBE tokiwa Museum in Japan。
Operation Flow
The biggest challenge is to express a concept from a spiritual level via an abstract approach. It’s critical to choose the right materials to clearly express the inner feelings as materials speak different languages when it comes to art creation. In so doing, the audience can relate to the creation.

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