Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao

Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce in Bellas Artes y Diseño de Instalaciones Artísticas Competition Category.

BronceBellas Artes· 2025

Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital

by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao

Client: Unversity of Macau Centre for Arts and Design

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Bellas Artes Category

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The Design

About Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital

En esta instalación inmersiva, la paleta de colores transita de tonos fríos a cálidos a medida que avanza el video, representando los trágicos impactos del calentamiento global. Sin embargo, la recongelación del texto al final del video ofrece un destello de esperanza, simbolizando la influencia potencial de los esfuerzos colectivos de la humanidad. Esta fusión creativa de la pintura tradicional de tinta con el concepto de conciencia ambiental eleva el arte clásico de tinta al ámbito del arte contemporáneo, destacando la vitalidad perdurable de la tinta china en la era digital.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Icy Fire Instalación Inmersiva de Arte Digital satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The color palette shifts from cool to warm tones, symbolizing the distressing effects of global warming, yet the re-freezing of the text at the end of the video offers a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential impact of our collective efforts. The unique fusion of traditional ink painting with the concept of environmental consciousness propels classical ink art into the domain of contemporary art, showcasing the vitality of Chinese ink in the digital era.
Dimensions & Packaging: This is an immersive installation with digital ink generative video art projection on one wall with acrylic mirrors on the other three walls, as well as ceiling and floor. The dimension of the installation is 5.3m x 3m x 4m.
Tags: Digital Video Art, Immersive Installation, Contemporary Ink, Interactive Installation
Production Technology: This work began by hand-painted ink paintings on rice-paper. Next, converted these physical artworks into digital images using a high-resolution scanner. Finally, TouchDesigner is used to create dynamic movements, blending traditional techniques with digital elements to achieve an immersive installation beyond classical painting.
Design Challenge: Transformation of classical and contemporary ink painting techniques into postmodern digital video art and immersive installation.
Research: The color palette shifts from cool to warm tones, symbolizing the alarming effects of global warming, yet the re-freezing of the text at the end of the video offers a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential impact of our collective efforts.
Inspiration: Scientists’ statistics and predictions indicate that global warming could lead to catastrophic consequences for humanity. This international environmental crisis necessitates collective action from individuals and countries worldwide. The immersive digital ink generated video art installation, through the distinctive texture of Chinese ink painting and the language of geometric and gestural abstraction, depicts the transformation of a glacier from ice to fire.
Project Duration: This project started in Macao in 2023 and finished in 2024. The work was exhibited in Macao Museum of Art, Guangdong Museum of Art, Shenzhen Art Museum, and Glow Shenzhen 2024.
Operation Flow: Digital ink generative video art and immersive installation.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Lampo Leong, 2024.
Team Members: Lampo Leong
Yanxiu Zhao
Image Credits: Image #1: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #2: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #3: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #4: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #5: Lampo Leong, 2024