Germination Kunstinstallation by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination Kunstinstallation by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award in Bronze in Bildende Kunst Competition Category.

BronzeBildende Kunst· 2023

Germination Kunstinstallation

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Bildende Kunst Category

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The Design

About Germination Kunstinstallation

Germination ist eine immersive Kunstinstallation, die einen Industrieroboterarm, Licht und Pflanzen miteinander verbindet. Der Roboterarm ist als Keimling choreografiert, der nach einer Phase der Ruhe aus dem Boden sprießt. LED-Streifen bilden die Wurzeln und spenden Licht, das als Nahrung erscheint. An der Spitze des Arms ist eine Lichtkugel angebracht, die wie ein lebendiges Wesen gesteuert wird. Projection Mapping wird auf die Bühne angewandt, die sich aus Artefakten und natürlichen Elementen zusammensetzt. Die dreiminütige Show endet, wenn Sonnenstrahlen durch die Wolken brechen und der Keimling erblüht.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Germination Kunstinstallation ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Germination Kunstinstallation wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Germination Kunstinstallation befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

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)