Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award yn Izer in Skoane Keunsten en Keunstynstalaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.
IzerSkoane Keunst· 2026
Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje
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 yn Izer Winner in Skoane Keunst Category
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The Design
About Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje
Boektekst: Ynspirearre troch Manksjûrske kleure finsters brûkt it wurk generative digitale bylden, spegele ynstallaasje en multisensoryske eleminten fan ljocht en beweging om in altyd feroarjend fisueel fjild te skeppen dat tinken docht oan kwantumdieltsjes. Wylst de besikers troch de romte bewege, noegje evoluearjende inkttekstueren, omkadere troch geometryske abstraksje, út ta mominten fan meditaasje en refleksje. Troch syn ferkenning fan minskheid, kosmology en sawol mikroskopyske as makroskopyske wrâlden – likegoed as de wikselwurking tusken tradysje en ynnovaasje – ûndersiket it wurk de dynamyske ferwikkeling fan kultuer, natuer en digitale technologyen.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award yn Izer
Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Luminous Lingnan Primêre Funksje: Ymmersive Keunstynstallaasje wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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