Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag by Phaidesign

Platinum Pinong Arte · 2025

Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag

by Phaidesign

A' Design Award nga Platinum 2025 in Pinong Arte
CLIENT: The Inlet
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About Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag

Ang Mystical Serpent usa ka instalasyon sa arte sa kahayag nga gihimo sa facade sa usa ka gatosan ka tuig nga edad nga bilding sa Shanghai, China. Ang buhat naghiusa sa mga leyenda sa bitin gikan sa karaang China ug karaang Roma. Ang panguna nga lawas usa ka inflatable nga porma nga hinimo gikan sa gaan ug ma-recycle nga materyal, nga naglikoliko agi sa mga bintana sa bilding ug latas sa yuta. Ang giimprentang panapton sa mga bungbong ug ang mga sticker sa bildo naghimo og usa ka mural nga adunay pseudo three-dimensional nga epekto. Ang mga motif sa Sidlakan ug Kasadpan gihiusa sa usa ka nagkahiusang laraw sa kolor. Ang instalasyon nagsumpay sa horizontal ug vertical nga mga espasyo ug naghatag sa karaang facade og bag-ong panagway.

About the A' Design Award nga Platinum

Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Platinum, usa ka labihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa mga disenyo nga tinuod nga talagsaon, elegante, ug mahimayaon. Ang mga mananaog sa Platinum mga katingalahan sa paglalang, pamatuod sa mga utlanan sa intelektwal nga pagkamamugnaon, ug nagpakita sa walay kaparis nga pagkapropesyonal ug henyo sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Kini nga mga disenyo gilauman nga mahimong labing bantogang mga buhat nga nagtakda sa estetika sa usa ka panahon, nag-amot sa kaayohan sa katilingban, ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag nagpakita og transendente nga lebel sa kahusayan ug walay duhaduha nga naghimo sa kalibutan nga mas maayong dapit pinaagi sa mapuslanon ug bililhon niyang mga kinaiya. Mystical Serpent Instalasyon sa Arte sa Kahayag usa ka buhat nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Platinum nga nagpukaw sa mga tinguha, nagdasig, nagpalipay, ug nagpasanag og dakong kalipay.

Press Kit

Unique Properties: 2025 is the Year of the Snake in traditional Chinese zodiac culture. On the facade of a century-old building in Shanghai, China, we have created a lighting art installation with the theme of snake: "Mystical Serpent", blending serpent legends from ancient China and Rome. The winding 3D inflatable snake body intertwines with the building's windows and the pseudo-3D mural. It renovates the original appearance of the building's facade, connecting the ground and the walls, and giving this century-old building a new visual experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: Main body of the inflatable "Mystical Serpent":
Diameter: 1m,
Length: 7m-14m
South wall mural: 100 square meters
West wall mural: 250 square meters
Tags: Installation, Art Installation, Light Art Installation, Exhibition, Shanghai
Production Technology: Using lightweight recyclable material, the main body of the "Mystical Serpent" is an inflatable device. The material properties ensure that installation can be stably displayed under various weather conditions. The pseudo-3D effect is achieved by covering the building walls with printed fabric and pasting glass stickers on the building`s glass. With carefully designed colors and patterns, and through ingenious visual treatment, a strong three-dimensional sense is created as a whole. The bold patterns of the serpent`s body are crafted from recycled materials, interlaced with traditional Chinese auspicious motifs and ancient Roman motifs(such as snake scales, peony designs), symbolizing the dragon-snake transition of the Chinese new year.
Design Challenge: The innovation of the design is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Spatial Design: Spanning from Building No.3 in The Inlet's facade to the ground, the installation merges three-dimensional forms with pseudo-3D planar patterns. We installed a frame on the outer side of the original wall of the building and covered the facade in the form of mural. Additionally, inflatable tubes, simulating the shape of a snake slithering through the building and across the ground, to connect the horizontal and vertical space.
Graphic Design: In terms of graphic design, the mural on the wall is applied in a pseudo-3D style, creating a three-dimensional atmosphere through the use of visual illusions. For the pattern design, we have carefully selected traditional patterns from both the East and the West, juxtaposed them and integrated Eastern and Western cultures by using geometric shapes and a unified color scheme. Fragmented Chinese and Roman serpent motifs are deconstructed and layered into a visual dialogue.
Research: Before we started the design, we conducted extensive research in the following directions:
Cultural Inheritance and Cross-cultural Dialogue:
The original building in this case is The Inlet in Shanghai. It is a unique Shanghai-style architecture that incorporates both Chinese and Western architectural cultures. When designing "Mystical Serpent", we also took into account the approach of integrating Chinese and Western elements to interpret the traditional culture of the Year of the Snake, which represent the city's all-embracing spirit.
The installation integrates Eastern mythology with Western guardian culture, which promotes cross-cultural understanding, provides the public with an open cultural experience space, and enhances social cohesion.
Activation of Public Space and Community Sense of Belonging: The installation is situated in the public area of a century-old alley in Shanghai. Through light and shadow interactions and immersive experiences, it transforms the traditional neighborhood into the heart of festive celebrations. Its lighting design, which clearly differentiates between day and night, balances functionality (nighttime illumination) and artistry. It attracts diverse groups of people, including children, the elderly, and international tourists, demonstrating the inclusiveness of public art.
Inspiration: The inspiration of "Mystical Serpent" comes from the legend of Zhulong, a serpent deity from ancient Chinese lore who governs day-night cycles and symbolizes eternal life. Additionally, it incorporates the story of the ancient Roman "domestic snake" the guardian of family. The fusion embodies renewal, protection, and the unbroken thread of life across civilizations. Also this integration achieves a convergence of Eastern and Western cultures, and conveys the profound meaning of protection and the continuation of life.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2024 and finished in December 2024 in Shanghai, and was exhibited in January 2025 in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: The entire installation is installed on the building and the ground, allowing people to interact with it by observing or taking photos in the square.
Image Credits: Image #1:Photographer DXIN,Mystical Serpent 1,2025.
Image #2: Photographer Qiao Wu, Mystical Serpent 2,2025.
Image #3: Photographer Qiao Wu, Mystical Serpent 3,2025.
Image #4: Photographer Qiao Wu, Mystical Serpent 4,2025
Image #5: Photographer Qiao Wu, Mystical Serpent 5,2025.