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Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Dan Wang

Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Dan Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Plata in Diseño de Artes Escénicas Competition Category.


PlataArtes Escénicas· 2025

Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía

by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Dan Wang

Client: University of Macau Centre for Arts and Design

A' Design Award de Plata Winner in Artes Escénicas Category

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The Design

About Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía

La paleta de colores transita de tonos fríos a cálidos, representando los impactos trágicos del calentamiento global. Sin embargo, la recongelación del crédito de texto al final de la presentación ofrece un destello de esperanza, simbolizando el poder potencial de los esfuerzos colectivos de la humanidad. Esta fusión única de tinta tradicional con conciencia ambiental eleva la pintura clásica de tinta a la esfera del arte contemporáneo, destacando su vitalidad mientras se integra con el lenguaje corporal de la danza moderna en la era digital.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Plata

Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía ha ganado el A' Design Award de Plata, un reconocimiento extraordinariamente prestigioso concedido a diseños de gama alta, magníficos e impresionantes. Los ganadores de Plata son obras tremendamente brillantes y sumamente creativas que ilustran la destacada experiencia, el talento y la agudeza de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía sea una obra maravillosa y emblemática, notablemente profesional y profundamente innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Plata es una invención muy notable y admirada que beneficia y hace avanzar las fronteras del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología. Frost And Flame Diseño de Artes Escénicas y Escenografía es una creación enormemente envidiada que evoca deseos, aporta sentimientos positivos y despierta asombro y admiración.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
As the video progresses, the color palette shifts from cool to warm, symbolizing the distressing impacts of global warming. However, the re-freezing of the text at the end of the dance provides a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential power of humanity's collective efforts. The creative fusion of traditional ink painting with environmental awareness brings this classical art form into the sphere of contemporary art, integrating with modern dance performance and emphasizing its transformation in the digital era.
Dimensions & Packaging
This is a 4m x 7.5m x 4.8m immersive installation with digital ink generative video art on a LED panel with acrylic mirrors on the walls, ceiling and floor as stage for modern dance performance.
Tags
Digital Art and Dance Performance, Immersive Installation with Dance, Interactive Installation with Dance, Contemporary Ink with Dance, Immersive Stage Design
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, software such as TouchDesigner is used to create dynamic movements, blending traditional painting techniques with digital generative elements to achieve an immersive installation and unique stage design for modern dance performance.
Design Challenge
The transformation of classical and contemporary ink painting mediums and techniques into postmodern digital generative video art serves as an immersive installation and stage design for a modern dance performance.
Research
Scientists’ statistics and predictions suggest that global warming could lead to catastrophic consequences for humanity. This international environmental crisis demands collective action from individuals and countries worldwide. The immersive digital ink generative video art installation and stage design, created using digital ink, combines the distinctive texture of Chinese ink painting with the visual language of geometric abstraction and gestural abstraction to depict the transformation of a glacier from frost to flame. The transition in the color palette—from cool to warm tones—symbolizes the alarming effects of global warming. However, the re-freezing of text at the end of the video conveys a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential impact of collective global efforts. This innovative fusion of traditional ink painting with the concept of environmental consciousness propels this classical art form into the sphere of contemporary art, underscoring its relevance in the digital era. The immersive installation and dance performance not only reflect the profound wisdom of classical Chinese culture but also highlights humanity's collective responsibility. It demonstrates how traditional art forms can be revitalized and reimagined to address urgent global challenges, such as environmental conservation.
Inspiration
Scientists' statistics and predictions suggest that global warming could lead to catastrophic consequences for humanity. This international environmental crisis demands collective action from individuals and countries worldwide. The immersive digital ink generative video art installation and dance performance, through the distinctive texture of Chinese ink painting and the language of geometric abstraction and gestural abstraction, depicts the transformation of a glacier from frost to flame.
Project Duration
The project began in October 2024 in Macao and concluded in February 2025 in Shenzhen as part of the Glow Shenzhen Light Art Festival. This immersive installation and dance performance received the prestigious Gold Medal Award in the festival.
Operation Flow
An immersive digital generative video art installation as stage design for modern dance performance.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Lampo Leong, 2025.
Team Members
Lampo Leong
Yanxiu Zhao
Dan Wang
Changle Wang
Haozheng Wu
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

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