Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst by Pavavalung Etan

Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst by Pavavalung Etan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Landskabsplanlægning og Havedesign Competition Category.

JernLandskabsdesign· 2022

Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst

by Pavavalung Etan

Client: Maolin National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau, MOTC.

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Landskabsdesign Category

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The Design

About Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst

Circle Origin Source er et offentligt kunstværk placeret i Rinari-stammeområdet i Taiwan. Værket dækker omkring 16 kvadratmeter og omfatter kunst på pladsens gulv, et dekoreret gelænder ved siden af parkeringspladsen samt to søjler ved indgangen til besøgscenteret. Lagdelte koncentriske cirkler bærer totemmønstre baseret på Paiwan-kulturen. Sten, kobber, rustfrit stål, messing og mursten kombineres, så værket holder gennem tiden. Designet hylder de tre stammer, som genopbyggede deres hjem efter stormen i 2009, og giver lokalsamfundet et fælles sted til sammenkomster og ceremonier.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Circle Origin Source Offentlig Kunst respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This work can be divided into the plaza floor art, the parking lot railing beautification, columns on both sides of the visitor center, and the exterior beautification. These elements are stacked and wrapped around the concentric circle in layers to show the cultural and living belonging. The artist tried to transform the spiritual blessing and encouragement to his works by using dialogue between the space environment and the work as the main idea.
Dimensions & Packaging: The total area of design is around 16 square meters, including the circular ground of the square with inlaid totems, the creative lining railing of wood, stone, and iron in the parking lot opposite to the center of the Tourism Service Center, and the two columns at the entrance of the Tourist Service Center as spatial beautification and floor artwork.
Tags: Circle, Origin, Source, cultural, art
Production Technology: Original stone combined with copper, stainless steel, brick, etc., to create long-lasting works and serve as the basis for setting materials. The bottom layer of PC pavement is then installed with stainless steel and brass as totem patterns on the floor, then inlaid with different elements and colors of stone on the floor to create an intimate visual artwork that brings the community together.
Design Challenge: During the development of the work, the culture, traditions, myths, and totems of the entire Rinari tribe and Aboriginal people were used as the starting point. Therefore, it took quite some time to study and refine the totems. It has experienced several challenges and problems in the process, which has overcome one after another to present the complete totem of Circle, Origin, Source.
Research: In the summer of August 8th, 2009, Taiwan has suffered from a painful memory. Six hundred eighty-one people lost their lives in the storm, and 18 people were unaccounted for. After experiencing the pain and sorrow of being displaced, three different tribes united to build a home in Rinari, Majia Township, Pingtung County. The designers used the culture of the Paiwan tribe to create heart-warming public artworks to help the tribe members understand, support each other and overcome the pain together.
Inspiration: This project, Circle, Origin, Source, takes the meaning of the origin of aboriginal life and speaks of the cultural commonalities among different tribes. The Rinari tribe is located in Majia Township, Pingtung County; the Majia, Haocha, and Dashe tribe relocated here after the Morakot disaster in 2009. The tribesmen experienced the pain of the typhoon disaster and worked hard to rebuild their homes. The work was born within the expectation of accompanying the tribesmen to start a new life and encouraging each other.
Project Duration: The project finished in December 2019 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: As for the square in front of the visitor center, many artists and artisans were gathered at the center to the concentric circles, where clan members readjust to each other in the new environment. A festival is also a place to participate in rituals and dances to communicate and open our hearts, evoking the feeling of origin.
Team Members: Ethan Pavavalung
Image Credits: Maolin National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau, MOTC.