Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje by Aditi Anuj

Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje by Aditi Anuj is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award yn Goud in Skoane Keunsten en Keunstynstalaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

GoudSkoane Keunst· 2024

Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje

by Aditi Anuj

A' Design Award yn Goud Winner in Skoane Keunst Category

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The Design

About Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje

Cascading Canyon is in keunstynstallaasje ynspirearre troch de Grand Canyon. It wurk is makke fan papier en is folslein mei de hân fâlden en mei de hân oaninoar befêstige. Mear as 40.000 modulêre origami-ienheden fan it Sonobe-type foarmje de oerflakken, ferbûn troch ynboude flappen en bûsen. De ynstallaasje is ûntwurpen foar in romte fan 8 by 4 by 8 foet en bestiet út trije dielen: in eftergrûn, in grutte rots en in lytsere rots dy't as sitplak brûkt wurde kin. Besikers rinne troch de setting en observearje foarm, kleur, ljocht en skaad, wêrtroch it gefoel fan it bewegen troch de canyon opnij belibbe wurdt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Goud

Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Goud, in ekstreem prestisjeuze erkenning foar earste-klas, prachtige en treflike ûntwerpen. Goudwinners binne tige ynnovative, fisionêre en glamoureus ferbjusterjende skeppings dy't it sjeny, de wiisheid en de feardigens fan har ûntwerpers wjerspegelje. Fan Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige priizge, trendsettende en monumintale útfining is dy't unferlykbere wearde leveret. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Goud is in spektakulêr, respektearre projekt dat grutte foardielen bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Cascading Canyon Keunstynstallaasje makket yntinse gefoelens fan begearte, stekt passy oan, stimulearret kreativiteit en fassinearret ús.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Walking through the Grand Canyon unveils a spectacle of textures, expansive vistas, and the mesmerizing dance of light on the Origami Sonobe walls. It's an immersive artistic installation where one can intimately engage with nature's breathtaking wonders, feeling them come alive at their fingertips. The interplay of light within the canyon's layers amplifies the experience, making it even more enriching.
Dimensions & Packaging: This installation is designed for an 8ft x 4ft x 8ft space. It has three parts in total. First one being the bakdrop, the second one is a lage rock in the middle and the third one is a smaller rock with the provision of one sitting on and becoming a part of the canyon itself.
Tags: origami art, origami installation, origami artwork, grand canyon, paper art, paper art installation, art installation,
Production Technology: The artwork is primarily made of paper, completely hand-folded and hand-attached. There are more than 40,000 origami modules which were folded for this installation. These modules are attached to each other because of its inbuildt quality of flaps and pockets which all connect to each other to make it into any form or structure that one desires. This type of origami is called Modular Origami and the name of this module is "Sonobe".
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this art installation was to transport it from one place to another. But with a little bit of brainstorming, we were able to figure out the logistics for packing and sending it to Delhi from Jaipur.
Research: For thr research of this installation, I took help from varios picures of the Canyon on the internet to get inspired by the forms, colours and light and shadow. I also read about the Canyon, about its history and how it was created.
Inspiration: The Grand Canyon inspires this art installation where in the idea was to recreate the feeling of walking through the canyon by bringing in the elements like the form, the colour as well as the light and shadow.
I've never visited the Grand Canyon myself, but I've always been captivated not only by how stunning it might appear surrounded by those majestic, almost divine rocks, but rather by the potential emotions it could evoke in me.
Project Duration: This Artwork was specially designed for India Design 2024, held in New Delhi, India. The dates for the exhibition were 15th to 18th of Feb. The work on this Installation started in November 2023.
Operation Flow: This art installation can be experienced when walking through it physically.
Patents: None