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Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት by Yiru Wang

Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት in የሥነ ጥበብ እና የጥበብ ተከላ ዲዛይን Competition Category.


ነሐስሥነ ጥበብ· 2025

Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት

by Yiru Wang

Client: SaturnVII Studio

A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ጥበብ Category

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The Design

About Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት

ኤልሲየም ኢኮዎች የአካባቢ ለውጥን እና የሰው ልጅ ህልውናን መካከል ያለውን ግንኙነት የሚያሳይ የሚሽከረከር የጥበብ ጭነት ነው። ስራው ከሬዚን፣ ከብረት እና ከአክሬሊክ የተሰራ ሲሆን፣ ባለ ሶስት ገጽታ የታተሙ ክፍሎችን እና የሚያሽከረክር ሞተር ያካትታል፣ መጠኑም 45 በ45 በ50 ሴንቲሜትር ነው። ሶስት ክፍሎች የሰውን፣ የሽግግርን እና ከሰው ልጅ በኋላ ያለውን ቅርጽ ይወክላሉ። ተከታታይ ሽክርክሪት እነዚህን ደረጃዎች በማፍረስ እና እንደገና በማዋሃድ የዝግመተ ለውጥ ሽግግሮችን ይጠቁማል። ጭነቱ ስለ ቴክኖሎጂ፣ ስነ-ምህዳር እና ስለ ሰው ልጅ የወደፊት ዕጣ ፈንታ እንድናሰላስል ይጋብዘናል።

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት

Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም በፈጠራ፣ በብልሃት እና በአስተዋይነት ለሚታወቁ ድንቅ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ እጅግ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የነሐስ አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን ሰፊ ልምድ፣ ምናብ እና ብልሃት የሚያረጋግጡ እጅግ ችሎታ የተሞላባቸው እና በሚያስደንቅ ሁኔታ ፈጠራ ያላቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት ከፍ ያለ ግምት የሚሰጠው፣ የሚደነቅና የሚወደድ፣ እጅግ ሙያዊና ፈጠራ የተሞላበት ነገር እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የነሐስ ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን በኪነ ጥበብ፣ በሳይንስ፣ በዲዛይን እና በቴክኖሎጂ ምርጥ ልምዶችን ያካትታል፤ ለዝርዝርም በሚሰጠው ትኩረት ምርጥ ነው። Elysium Echoes ተንቀሳቃሽ ዘመናዊ የጥበብ ጭነት ፍላጎቶችን በግሩም ሁኔታ ያረካል፣ ምኞቶችን ይነካል፣ ስሜቶችን ይማርካል እንዲሁም የማወቅ ጉጉትን ይስባል።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Elysium Echoes explores the complex relationship between environmental change and human survival in a post-humanist era. It examines how humanity's evolving bond with the environment is influenced by the balance between technological progress and ecological sustainability.
Dimensions & Packaging
45*45*50cm
Tags
3D Printing, Art Installation, Interdisciplinary Art, FutureEcology, ContemporaryTechArt
Production Technology
Rotating Motor, 3D Printing, Resin, Metal, Acrylic
Design Challenge
Elysium Echoes deconstructs the complex bond between humans and nature, prompting reflection on technological progress and its impact on life and evolution. As humanity's influence grows, a crucial question arises: should we reshape nature in the name of technology? Though the "post-human era" remains uncertain, it echoes a warning—our pursuit to replace the Creator may not unfold as envisioned.
Research
This research uses a speculative, practice-led approach to explore how technological progress reshapes humanity’s relationship with nature in the Anthropocene. Grounded in post-humanist theory, it critiques ethical ambiguities of ecological intervention and envisions alternative evolutionary paths. Through immersive installation art, kinetic prototyping, and participatory observation, a rotating structure (human/transitional/post-human) simulates evolutionary disruption. Data from 87 interviews, audience analytics, and impact simulations reveal a tension between techno-optimism and ecological humility, with 73% reconsidering humanity’s stewardship. The work advocates for ethical, interdisciplinary governance and positions design as a mediator between science and societal values.
Inspiration
In the post-human era, I explore how shifting environments and productivity levels shape human gene selection. Technological progress aids adaptation, yet sudden ecological upheaval risks collapsing our systems, regressing productivity and forcing genetic adaptation to dominate survival. Here, mutation emerges as life’s most reliable tool.
Project Duration
London Design Week 14–21 September 2024
Dutch Design Week 19–27 October 2024
Operation Flow
This dynamic installation explores biodiversity and evolution in the transition from humans to post-humans. Comprising three parts—human, transitional forms, and post-human—it rotates continuously, disrupting and recombining stages to simulate evolutionary shifts and new species. The work challenges biological boundaries and provokes thought on evolution, technology, and humanity’s future.
Team Members
YIRU WANG

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