Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation by Zhanjun Shen

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation by Zhanjun Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award i Jern in Billedkunst og Kunstinstallationsdesign Competition Category.

JernBilledkunst· 2025

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation

by Zhanjun Shen

Client: Junse (Shanghai) Culture and Art Development Co., Ltd

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Billedkunst Category

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The Design

About Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation

Bue og Pil er en kunstinstallation, der genfortolker den traditionelle bue og pil på en moderne måde. Buen integrerer formen af den menneskelige rygsøjle, en form valgt for at antyde både livets styrke og skrøbelighed. Pilespidserne kan udskiftes og er udskåret, så de ligner de Fire Himmelske Konger fra østlig buddhisme. Metal og rustfrit stål af høj kvalitet er skåret, poleret og udskåret for at danne delene. Installationen måler 1900 gange 300 gange 1900 millimeter. Temaer om krig og fred samt liv og ånd formidles gennem de kombinerede former.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation 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. Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation 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. Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallation 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: Bow and Arrow with a distinctive appearance subverts traditional bow and arrow design, and interprets Eastern culture in a modern manner. It ingeniously integrates the spine element into traditional bow design, and incorporates replaceable arrowheads that shape like Four Heavenly Kings in Eastern Buddhism, conveying profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, 1900 mm x 300 mm x 1900 mm
Tags: bow and arrow, spine element integrated into traditional bow design, replaceable arrowheads, Eastern Buddhism, life and peace
Production Technology: High quality metal is used as the main material.
The meticulously crafted metal parts are robust and elegant.
Premium stainless steel is carefully cut and polished for a smooth, delicate texture.
The arrowheads adopt the fine carving process to create complex shapes like Four Heavenly Kings, highlighting superb craftsmanship and demonstrating obsessive attention to detail.
Design Challenge: The challenge was integrating the spine element into a bow and arrow. The designer has optimized the structure and shape of the bow and arrow through repeated tests and modifications to ensure practicality and showcase the beautiful curve of the spine. In terms of arrowheads, the advanced carving process and the premium material lead to exquisite shapes and good durability, while the scientifically designed connection structure and fixing mechanism are used for stability and ease of use.
Research: This work successfully marries traditional bows and arrows with modern design to create a brand new artistic form. It incorporates elements derived from Eastern Buddhism, and replaceable arrowheads, to further enrich its cultural connotations and spiritual values. Additionally, its profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit also trigger deep thinking on the common destiny and bright future of mankind.
Inspiration: The work is inspired by understanding of Eastern culture and reflection on the topic of war and peace. The spine, as an important supporting structure of the human body, represents tenacity and frailty of life, while the bow and arrow is a symbol of ancient war to suggest cruelty of war and preciousness of peace. The two combined express respect for dignity of life and deep desire for peace. The elements derived from eastern Buddhism embody religious and spiritual meanings.
Project Duration: This product started in January, 2022, and was launched in June, 2023.
Operation Flow: This work boasts high flexibility and interactivity. Users can easily change replaceable arrowheads according to their preferences or actual scenes. Such a modular design not only makes the work more practical and interesting, but also enables users to more deeply understand the ideas and spirits of the work during interactions.
Team Members: Zhanjun Shen