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Germination تركيب فني by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination تركيب فني by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية in تصميم الفنون الجميلة والتركيبات الفنية Competition Category.


برونزالفنون الجميلة· 2023

Germination تركيب فني

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية Winner in الفنون الجميلة Category

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The Design

About Germination تركيب فني

"الإنبات" هو تركيب فني غامر يجمع بين ذراع روبوت صناعي والإضاءة والنباتات. صُمّمت حركة الذراع الروبوتية على هيئة برعم ينبت من الأرض بعد فترة من السكون. تشكّل أشرطة الإضاءة LED الجذور وتوفّر ضوءًا يبدو كأنه غذاء. وتُثبَّت كرة ضوئية في أعلى الذراع ويُتحكَّم بها وكأنها كائن حي. ويُطبَّق الإسقاط الضوئي المُخطَّط (Projection Mapping) على المسرح المؤلَّف من عناصر مصنّعة وأخرى طبيعية. وينتهي العرض الذي تبلغ مدته ثلاث دقائق بأشعة شمس تتسلل من بين الغيوم بينما يتفتّح البرعم.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية

Germination تركيب فني هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة يُمنح للتصاميم المتميزة التي تتسم بالإبداع والبراعة وحدة الذكاء. والفائزون بالبرونزية مصنوعات بارعة بوفرة ومبدعة بصورة لافتة، تؤكد الخبرة الواسعة والخيال وسعة الحيلة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Germination تركيب فني قطعة عالية التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، شديدة الاحترافية والابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية يتبنى أفضل الممارسات في الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا، ويتميز بعنايته بالتفاصيل. ويلبّي Germination تركيب فني الاحتياجات على أفضل وجه، ويلامس الرغبات، ويأسر المشاعر، ويستثير الفضول.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
Tags
robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
Production Technology
Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use.
Design Challenge
We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use.
Research
Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE

Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC

Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc
Inspiration
This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
Operation Flow
The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
Image Credits
Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)

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