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Germination Taideinstallaatio by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination Taideinstallaatio by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award in Kuvataide Competition Category.


PronssiKuvataide· 2023

Germination Taideinstallaatio

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Kuvataide Category

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The Design

About Germination Taideinstallaatio

Germination on mukaansatempaava taideinstallaatio, joka yhdistää teollisuusrobottikäsivarren, valaistuksen ja kasvit. Robottikäsivarsi on koreografioitu itämään versoksi, joka puhkeaa maasta lepokauden jälkeen. LED-nauhat muodostavat juuret ja tuottavat valoa, joka näyttäytyy ravinteena. Käsivarren yläosaan on kiinnitetty valopallo, jota ohjataan kuin se olisi elävä olento. Näyttämölle, joka koostuu esineistä ja luonnonelementeistä, on toteutettu projisointikartoitus. Kolmiminuuttinen esitys päättyy, kun auringonsäteet loistavat pilvien läpi ja verso puhkeaa kukkaan.

The Recognition

About the Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award

Germination Taideinstallaatio on Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään erinomaisille designeille, joita luonnehtivat luovuus, nerokkuus ja oveluus. Pronssivoittajat ovat runsaan taitavia ja silmiinpistävän luovia taiteellisia tuotoksia, jotka todistavat suunnittelijoidensa laajaa kokemusta, mielikuvitusta ja kekseliäisyyttä. Germination Taideinstallaatio:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu esine, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign sisällyttää itseensä parhaita käytäntöjä taiteessa, tieteessä, designissa ja teknologiassa ja on erinomainen huomiollaan yksityiskohtiin. Germination Taideinstallaatio tyydyttää upeasti tarpeita, koskettaa haluja, viehättää tunteita ja vetoaa uteliaisuuteen.

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)

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