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Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu by Kenji Fujii

Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu by Kenji Fujii is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Fotografia i Manipulació Fotogràfica Competition Category.


ArgentFotografia· 2022

Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu

by Kenji Fujii

Client: Keio University Graduate School

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Fotografia Category

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The Design

About Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu

Hand Still és un projecte artístic participatiu creat per fomentar el benestar. Els participants combinen les mans i els dits per suggerir un paisatge o una criatura, fotografien la postura, posen títol a la imatge i comparteixen el resultat a les xarxes socials amb una etiqueta comuna. Visualitzar les obres compartides i crear-ne de noves té l'objectiu d'augmentar la creativitat. Hand Still aplica quatre factors vinculats al benestar: l'autorealització i el creixement, la connexió i la gratitud, una visió positiva i optimista, i la independència i la identitat pròpia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Hand Still Projecte artístic participatiu és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Hand Still is participatory art to improve well-being.
Anyone around the world can participate by sharing their own hand-expressed artwork on social networking sites. By viewing and enjoying the artwork and creating your own artwork, you can improve your wellbeing.
Hand Still includes the four factors for improving wellbeing (1: Self-Actualization and Growth, 2: Connection and Gratitude, 3: Positive and Optimistic, 4: Independence and Self-identity) are incorporated.
Dimensions & Packaging
Hand Still is a participatory art activity project utilizing SNS.
The rule of the project is that users themselves take a picture of a hand or finger pose they have thought up, decide on a title for the work, and post it on a SNS. We hope to spread the activity and encourage participation rather than appreciation. We assume that the main platforms will be Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Tags
Well-being, Participatory Art, finger, Social Network Service, Creativity, Happiness
Production Technology
Hand Still uses the "System Design Methodology for Intentionally Creating Well-being" lectured at Keio University Graduate School in Japan. It includes.
The four factors that improve well-being, as presented by well-being researcher "Takashi Maeno," are incorporated. It also includes ways to enhance wellbeing by increasing creativity from the "Study on Beauty and Well-Being.
Design Challenge
Research and activities related to well-being are said to be difficult to demonstrate their effectiveness. This is because the effects vary from person to person and it is difficult to conduct research over time. Considering these factors, the scope of this project is narrowed down to "the moment of encountering a work of art" as the target of research. We were able to show through the questionnaire that this approach had a certain effect.
Research
Hand Still was born out of the Keio Graduate School's "Well-Being Management" program, a type of well-being research. The purpose was to create an unprecedented method of promoting well-being. This method was based on a survey of 82 people collected through social networking services. The results showed that 71% of the people who viewed the work were able to enhance their creativity. In addition, 15.5% of the respondents took the same action as the artwork.
Inspiration
Well-being is now the focus of attention due to the changing values of humankind.
As the era has progressed from economic growth to spiritual growth, the well-being industry is expected to grow. Against this background, "Hand Still" was born from a well-being management class at Keio University Graduate School (SDM) in Japan.
Well-being is expected to have various effects. For example, people who are well-being have a longer life expectancy of 10 years, higher productivity, and so on.
Project Duration
The project began in September 2021 and was presented on campus in January 2022; as of March 2022, the project is still active.
Operation Flow
How to participate in Hand Still
1.Imagine a landscape or creature by combining your hands and fingers.
2. Take a photograph of the imagined pose.
3.Think of a title for the photo.
4.Post the photo on SNS with the title and the tag "Hand Still.
5. View the works with the tag "Hand Still" to enhance your creativity.
Patents
Copyrights kenji fujii
Team Members
kenji fujii
yotaro hirahara
mako sugiyama
Image Credits
Image #1~5: Photographer Yotaro Hirahara 2022

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