Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация by Hide Lin

Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация by Hide Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Сребърна награда A' Design Award in Дизайн на изящни изкуства и арт инсталации Competition Category.

СреброИзящно изкуство· 2022

Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация

by Hide Lin

Client: doT & associates

Сребърна награда A' Design Award Winner in Изящно изкуство Category

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The Design

About Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация

Book Text: „Вятърни кристали“ е външна художествена инсталация, изградена в окръг Будай, Тайван. Творбата напомня за местната солодобивна индустрия чрез форми, основани на солните кристали. Махагоново дърво е нарязано под два специални ъгъла, за да се създадат конусовидни многоъгълни рамки, които са свързани във фермена конструкция, способна да се разширява свободно. Само два вида компоненти изграждат цялото тяло, така че частите се подготвят във фабрика, а времето за монтаж на място остава кратко. Инсталацията заема 24 квадратни метра и се върти с морския бриз, следвайки светлината и сенките по крайбрежието.

The Recognition

About the Сребърна награда A' Design Award

Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация е носител на Сребърната награда A' Design Award — извънредно престижно признание, присъждано на дизайни от най-висока класа, великолепни и впечатляващи. Сребърните победители са изключително блестящи и крайно творчески творби, които илюстрират изключителната компетентност, талант и проницателност на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация да бъде прекрасна, показна творба, забележително професионална и дълбоко иновативна. Този дизайн, спечелил Сребърната награда A' Design Award, е високо забележимо, възхищавано изобретение, което е от полза и разширява границите на изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите. Wind Crystals Primary Function: Художествена инсталация е творение, на което мнозина завиждат, което събужда желания, внася положителни чувства и разпалва изумление и възхита.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: At the invitation of government, we designed this installation using salt crystals. The salt industry in BuDai County has become a memory, while the sea breeze and sun are still present. The mahogany wood is used to create a tapered frame that connects the crystallized salt to form a truss structure that can be extended freely. When the sea breeze blows, it rotates according to the wind direction and strength of the wind, chasing the light and the shadow, and the murmur of BuDai County.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 square meters in full size.
Tags: installation art, light installation, salt crystal, culture
Production Technology: The salt crystals are polygonal in shape, so the overall shape is a combination of polygons constructed from wood, arranged in an irregular way to show the natural composition of the salt as it is pushed into a pile. The polygon is made of wood to create an outer contour and an inner structure that can interact with the wind, giving the whole piece not only an image of salt crystals, but also a sense of the importance of natural elements to the salt industry in terms of finishing.
Design Challenge: Considering the convenience of fabrication, the design of the whole body is composed of only two different components: component A, which is composed of the top and bottom, and component B, which is composed of the middle.
Research: Because the module is not a cube, it will present a multi-angle organic shape after assembly. In production, the wood is not cut at a complete 90 degree angle, but at two special angles that allow the triangular surfaces to be completely reunited. Through the modular approach, the basic shapes are processed in the factory, keeping the on-site assembly time to a minimum.
Inspiration: In order to stimulate the local tourism industry, the government in Taiwan planned a landscape art season and invited four Taiwanese artists to create landscape artworks using a variety of materials such as bamboo, wood, wood chips, iron, woven string, and laser light to illustrate the dialogue between light and shadow. Therefore, we use salt crystals to describe the salt industry scene in the past.
Project Duration: It was built in July 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In addition to boosting the tourism industry, we hope that through this art installation, people can learn about the local culture and history in a short period of time. Southwest Coast is a coastal township by the Taiwan Strait. The area is mainly a rural area in western Taiwan, with agriculture, fishing, and salt as the main industries. The people who have participated in the salt industry for 338 years have not only left behind a fascinating history of salt industry and a touching salt literature, but also the salt relics that have added a touch of white tone to the southwest coastal sea.
Patents: Copyrights belong to doT & associates, 2020.
Team Members: Design Director : Hide Lin,
Art Director : Yvon Chiu,
Designer : Andy Liao
Image Credits: YHLAA