Germination Kunstinstallation by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronze in Billedkunst og Kunstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.
BronzeBilledkunst· 2023
Germination Kunstinstallation
Client: TV Asahi Corporation
A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Billedkunst Category
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About Germination Kunstinstallation
Germination er en immersiv kunstinstallation, der kombinerer en industriel robotarm, belysning og planter. Robotarmen er koreograferet som en spire, der spirer frem fra jorden efter en periode med dvale. LED-strimler danner rødderne og afgiver lys, der fremstår som næring. En lyskugle er monteret øverst på armen og styres, som om den var levende. Der anvendes projektionsmapping på scenen, som består af artefakter og naturlige elementer. Den tre minutter lange forestilling slutter, når solstråler skinner frem gennem skyerne, og spiren blomstrer.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronze
Germination Kunstinstallation er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Germination Kunstinstallation forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Germination Kunstinstallation tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
- Tags
- robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
- Production Technology
- Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use. - Design Challenge
- We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use. - Research
- Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE
Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC
Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc - Inspiration
- This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
- Image Credits
- Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
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