Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu

Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award in Eisen in Bildende Kunst Competition Category.

EisenBildende Kunst· 2026

Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation

by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu

Client: Centre for Digital Arts, Department of Arts and Design, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Macau

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Bildende Kunst Category

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The Design

About Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation

Buchtext: Inspiriert von mandschurischen Buntglasfenstern nutzt das Werk generative digitale Bildwelten, eine verspiegelte Installation sowie multisensorische Elemente aus Licht und Bewegung, um ein sich stetig wandelndes visuelles Feld zu schaffen, das an Quantenpartikel erinnert. Während sich die Betrachter durch den Raum bewegen, laden sich entwickelnde Tuschestrukturen, gerahmt von geometrischer Abstraktion, zu Momenten der Meditation und Reflexion ein. Durch seine Erkundung von Menschlichkeit, Kosmologie sowie mikroskopischen und makroskopischen Welten – ebenso wie des Wechselspiels zwischen Tradition und Innovation – untersucht das Werk die dynamische Verflechtung von Kultur, Natur und digitalen Technologien.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Luminous Lingnan Primäre Funktion: Immersive Kunstinstallation wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The work reinterprets the historic Manchurian "flower window," a hallmark of Lingnan architecture celebrated for its vibrant colored glass designs introduced to China during the Qing dynasty. Renowned for its fusion of Chinese and Western aesthetics, the flower window became a cultural symbol of Guangzhou and a testament to centuries of artistic exchange. This installation translates that heritage through contemporary digital art technologies, merging the visual language of traditional ink painting and wild cursive Chinese calligraphy with an immersive, interactive installation experience.
Dimensions & Packaging: This immersive art installation measures 3.2m x 3.2m x 3.63m and features digital video art displayed on an LED panel, with reflective surfaces lining the walls, ceiling, and floor.
Tags: Immersive Art Installation, Fine Arts, Photography, Digital Art, Video Art
Production Technology: This work begins with hand painted ink artworks and calligraphy on rice-paper. These physical pieces are then digitized using a high-resolution scanner. The scanned images are transformed into dynamic, generative video art, ultimately culminating in an immersive fine art installation.
Design Challenge: Transforming classical and contemporary ink painting and calligraphy into postmodern installation art poses significant creative and technical challenges. The video component further operates as an immersive installation, adding additional layers of complexity and innovation to this artistic and research project.
Research: The work employs generative digital art imagery, mirrored environments, and multi-sensory elements of music, light, and motion to create an ever shifting visual field reminiscent of quantum particles. As viewers move through the installation, evolving ink textures and calligraphic forms expressed through geometric abstraction evoke moments of reflection and heightened perception. The work explores themes of humanity, cosmology, and the interplay between tradition, innovation, nature, and technology.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this work originates from the Manchurian window, also known as the "flower window," a distinctive feature of traditional Lingnan architecture. Through the interplay of cut glass and shifting light, these windows produced shimmering, dreamlike visual effects. These radiant windows stand not only as traces of history but also as enduring witnesses to cultural exchange and integration between China and the West.
Project Duration: The project began in September 2025 in Guangdong and was completed in December 2025 in Beijing, and it was exhibited in The 10th Beijing International Art Biennale in 2025 and Epochal Echo of Ink: Contemporary Interpretations of Chinese Aesthetic Across Time, curated by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen, China, 2026.
Operation Flow: As visitors move through the installation space, they engage with evolving ink textures and calligraphic strokes, creating an immersive, ever changing cosmic experience.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Lampo Leong, 2026.
Team Members: Lampo Leong
Yanxiu Zhao
Haozheng Wu
Li Lin
Image Credits: Image #1: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #2: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #3: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #4: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #5: Lampo Leong, 2025