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Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation by Chao Lin Cheng

Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation by Chao Lin Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in Bronze in Beleuchtungsprojektdesign Competition Category.


BronzeBeleuchtungsprojekte· 2025

Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation

by Chao Lin Cheng

Client: Yuejin Art Museum & Cultural Affairs Bureau, Tainan City Government

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Beleuchtungsprojekte Category

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The Design

About Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation

Infinite Wave ist ein Design, das die Strömungen des Wassers und die Veränderung der Zeit im Yuejin-Hafen von Tainan, Taiwan, materialisiert. Die Installation nimmt unterschiedliche Erscheinungsformen an, während der Tag in die Nacht übergeht, wo künstliches und natürliches Licht sich kreuzen und die Betrachter dazu führen, Veränderungen sowohl im Raum als auch in der Zeit wahrzunehmen. Wenn das Mondlicht langsam hervortritt, durchdringen blutrote Strahlen das Kunstwerk und lassen die Konturen klar hervortreten. In tiefer Nacht, wenn sich künstliches Licht über die Installation ausbreitet, verflechten sich mehrdimensionale Lichtwellen erneut im Raum.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation 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 Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation 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. Infinite Wave Lichtinstallation 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
Infinite Wave takes on different appearances as day transitions into night, where artificial and natural light interact, guiding viewers to perceive the changes in space and time. As moonlight slowly emerges, crimson rays reminiscent of blood gradually permeate the entire installation, sharpening its contours from blur to clarity. By the dead of night, as artificial light spreads across the installation, multidimensional light waves intertwine once again in space.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 4,000mm x Depth 4,200mm x Height 2,500mm
Tags
Pavilion, Sculpture, Optical Fibers, Interactive Art, Lighting Installation, Art Installation
Production Technology
This artwork is produced through computational design tools, laser cutting machines, and optical fibers materials.
Design Challenge
In this project, artist Cheng Chao Lin uses the optical fibers as the main structure. For the first time, the light becomes attachable in the pavilion, creating the expression of lighting as well as connecting the whole structure. Based on the geometric research, three-dimensional laser cutting technology is used to determine the orientation of each metal unit, ensuring precise angles and locations before the units are accurately assembled.
Research
The Infinite Wave is a lighting installation based on the Mobius strip folding structure. It focuses on visual changes in topology and explores the interactions between lines, surfaces, and volumes. The installation utilizes lines to maximize visual impact, and uses computational tools to calculate and assemble the structure. In addition, the design also seeks to further integrate the manufacturing technology in Taiwan by building a connection between art and local industry.
Inspiration
The shape of Infinite Wave concretes the flows of water and the variation of time in the Yuejin Port of Tainan, Taiwan. The lighting installation is crafted from interwoven optical fibers, transforming light from a physical phenomenon into a tangible structure. In the artwork, light serves simultaneously as a medium for recording time and as building material. Each optical fiber, varying in length, delineates the diffusion range of light and captures its trajectory through inherent vectors.
Project Duration
The artwork was exhibited from January 2024 to March 2024 in Tainan, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
In the depths of the night, red beams of light traverse the void, resembling a guiding light slowly revealing the transformation of the earth. As wanders immerse themselves in this infinite geometric illusion, multidimensional light waves intertwine in space, guiding them in countless directions while simultaneously causing them to gradually lose their way. Through continuous exploration, consciousness will eventually return from blur to clarity.
Team Members
Chao Lin Cheng
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer FIXER Photographic Studio, 2024
Image #2: Photographer FIXER Photographic Studio, 2024
Image #3: Photographer FIXER Photographic Studio, 2024
Image #4: Photographer FIXER Photographic Studio, 2024
Image #5: Photographer FIXER Photographic Studio, 2024
Video Credits: Chao Lin Cheng

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