Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha by Midori Yamazaki

Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha by Midori Yamazaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Ealaín Dhigiteach Competition Category.

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Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha

by Midori Yamazaki

Client: Out of Blue

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Ealaín Dhigiteach Category

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The Design

About Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha

Is léirshamhlú é an saothar ealaíne seo ar chruth sealadach toinne i gcruth foirfe le haghaidh surfála atá álainn go haestéitiúil agus a thugann mearbhall pléisiúrtha don lucht féachana ag an am céanna. Cruthaíodh é trí phróiseas cruthaitheach idir an digiteach agus an fisiciúil, ag meascadh na réaltachta agus na réaltachta fíorúla i gcomhar le EPFL. Déanann sé iarracht eispéireas sa dúlra a ghiniúint agus athdhearbhaíonn sé neart solúbtha cumais chognaíocha an duine a roghnaíonn eispéiris aestéiticiúla go gníomhach chun todhchaí níos fearr a chruthú. Fanfaidh mothú ar bheith ann don duine gan athrú go deo, fiú i dtodhchaí ina mbeidh an réaltacht trí chéile.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse Saothair Ealaíne Dhigiteacha riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This artwork is a visualisation of the momentary shape of a wave in perfect shape for surfing, which retains its aesthetics forever, through a creative process that mixes reality and virtual reality. It attempts to generate an experience in nature and reaffirms the supple strength of human cognitive abilities that select actively beautiful experiences to create a better future, and a sense of human existence that will remain unchanged forever, even in a future where reality is in chaos.
Dimensions & Packaging: Video: Width 1920px X Height 1080px Static image: Width 460mm X Height 305mm
Tags: wave, nature, science, visualization, digitalart, digitalfabrication
Production Technology: The artwork was created through a playful creative process, between digital and physical, 2D and 3D, mixing reality and virtual reality. The hand-drawn intuitive sketches of waves and the simulation of ‘good waves’ suitable for surfing using ocean physics were combined to create the shape using stone powder in collaboration with EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne). The three-views that merged the two methods were used to create the hand-formed shapes. Surprisingly the aesthetic curves from the skilled hand-drawn sketches were very close to the simulation. And the sculptures were 3D scanned, output onto transparent materials, and photographed in the actual sea to create the digital artwork.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge in this research was to design an interaction that generates an awareness of what could reaffirm the supple strength of human cognitive abilities that actively select beautiful experiences to create a better future and a sense of human existence that will remain unchanged forever in the chaotic era. To this end, we attempted to create the artwork through a playful creative process between digital and physical, 2D and 3D, mixing reality and virtual reality.
Research: The research question for this artwork is what design can help to make you connected to nature in order to live better in the chaotic era of reality and intended to express the momentary shape of a wave in perfect shape for surfing, which retains its aesthetics forever. It was created by mixing reality and virtual reality in collaboration with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. It generates the experience in nature and reaffirms the supple strength of human cognitive abilities.
Inspiration: Modern technology makes it easy to replicate visual representations that are indistinguishable from reality these days. The metaverse has become one of the spaces in which we humans exist, and the definition of existence is being distorted. However, we live in ever-changing times and continue to evolve, recognising and accepting flexibly the chaos of reality and the unreality that technology brings. The artwork attempts to express eternal existence with positive hope.
Project Duration: This artwork was launched worldwide, in May 2023. It will be open to the public for a minimum of five years. (It will be extended wherever possible).
Operation Flow: These are videos and static images as digital artworks.
Image Credits: Image #1: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #2: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #3: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #4: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.
Image #5: Image Midori Yamazaki, Waiting for the Wave in Metaverse, 2023.