Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب by Lin Ching Ke

Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب by Lin Ching Ke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award برنجی انعام in فائن آرٹس ءِ آرٹ انسٹالیشن ڈیزائن Competition Category.

برنجفائن آرٹ· 2026

Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب

by Lin Ching Ke

Client: Shilin Shennong Temple

A' Design Award برنجی انعام Winner in فائن آرٹ Category

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The Design

About Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب

اِنسینس (بُخور) یک مزنیں پیمانہ ءِ بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب اِنت کہ تائی پے ءِ یک مندر ءِ واستہ جوڑ کنگ بوتگ۔ اے کار بُخور سوچگ ءِ رواجی رسم ءَ نوکیں پیم ءَ پیش دارِیت۔ محلی ڈول ءَ حاصل کنگ بوتگیں تائیوانی بانس گرمی ءِ ذریعہ ءَ خم کنگ بیت ءُ چنڈیں طبقہ آنی تہا بَپگ (بافت) بیت، ءُ نیم شفافیں کپڑہ ہم اضافہ کنگ بیت۔ اے چکر جنوکیں شکل بُرز رئوکیں دُوت ءِ جنبش ءَ یاد کاریت۔ اے تنصیب ءِ کشادگی 3000 ملی میٹر، ژرفی 3000 ملی میٹر ءُ بُرزی 4000 ملی میٹر اِنت۔ آؤکار (زائرین) اے ساخت ءِ چار پہنات ءُ چیرا حرکت کت کننت ءُ روچ ءِ روشنائی ءَ بانس ءِ بافت ءِ نیام ءَ گوزگ ءَ چار اِت کننت۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برنجی انعام

Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءِ ورگ آ انت، باز معزز اعتراف کہ تخلیقی صلاحیت، اختراع ءُ ذہانت گوں ممتاز بہترین ڈیزائناں دیگ بیت۔ برنج ءِ ورگ آ بھرپور مہارت ءِ ءُ نمایاں ڈولا تخلیقی شاہکار انت، کہ وتی ڈیزائنراں ءِ وسیع تجربہ، تخیل ءُ ہوشیاری ءِ تصدیق کننت۔ Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب چہ امید کنگ بیت کہ آ یک باز قدر کنگ بوتگیں، ساراہگ بوتگیں ءُ پیارکنگ بوتگیں چیز بیت، قابل ذکر حد ءَ پیشہ ورانہ ءُ جدت ءِ۔ ای ڈیزائن کہ A' Design Award برنجی انعام ءَ برتگ، فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن ءُ ٹیکنالوجی ءِ بہترین طریقہ شامل کنت ءُ ہورد تفصیلاں ءَ توجہ دیگ ءِ سببا شاندار انت۔ Incense بانس ءِ ہنری تنصیب ضرورتاں جوانیں ڈولا پورا کنت، خواہشاں ءَ ہنچیت، جذباں ءَ موہنت ءُ تجسس کشنت۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Incense is a large scale bamboo installation that reinterprets the ritual of incense burning through contemporary spatial art. By integrating translucent textiles with organic bamboo structures, the work captures the ephemeral quality of rising smoke. The installation invites viewers into a quiet encounter with spiritual transcendence, bridging traditional cultural practices and modern aesthetics.
Dimensions & Packaging: The installation measures 3000 millimeters in width, 3000 millimeters in depth, and 4000 millimeters in height.
Tags: Bamboo installation, ritual art, incense culture, temple-inspired, spiritual design, contemporary craft, Taiwanese bamboo, ephemeral forms, faith and memory, sustainable installation
Production Technology: Crafted from locally sourced Taiwanese bamboo, the installation utilizes original weaving techniques developed by the artist. Through heat-bending, multi layered weaving, and precise structural calculations, the design forms a spiraling shape that echoes the movement of smoke. The work harmonizes engineering precision with the natural flexibility of bamboo, resulting in a structure that is both stable and ethereal.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was achieving structural balance between visual lightness and physical stability. Traditional bamboo techniques were adapted for large scale application, requiring iterative experimentation, sensitivity to environmental factors, and thoughtful integration with the historical context of the sacred site.
Research: This project involved design research focused on reinterpreting incense rituals through the use of sustainable materials. The objective was to visualize ephemeral smoke using stable spatial forms. The process included material experimentation, digital simulation, and structural prototyping. The results highlighted bamboo’s potential to express intangible cultural heritage within a contemporary design framework.
Inspiration: Incense draws inspiration from the intangible cultural tradition of incense burning in Taiwanese temples. The ephemeral movement of smoke and its spiritual connotation are reimagined through contemporary spatial design, transforming invisible rituals into a meditative and immersive visual experience that connects memory, faith, and modern life.
Project Duration: The project was developed over a six month period in Taipei, with installation completed at Shilin Shen Nong Temple between August 8 and September 8, 2024.
Operation Flow: Viewers are invited to move around and beneath the installation, observing shifting patterns of light and shadow as natural sunlight filters through the bamboo weave. This dynamic interaction encourages quiet contemplation, evoking the transience of incense smoke and establishing a dialogue between spiritual ritual and contemporary interpretation.