Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe by Yiru Wang

Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Mínealaíne Competition Category.

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Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe

by Yiru Wang

Client: SaturnVII Studio

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Mínealaín Category

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The Design

About Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe

Is suiteáil ealaíne rothlach í Elysium Echoes a dhéanann iniúchadh ar an gcaidreamh idir athrú comhshaoil agus mharthanas an duine. Tá an saothar déanta as roisín, miotal agus aicrileach, le píosaí clóbhuailte tríthoiseach agus mótar rothlach, agus tomhaiseann sé 45 faoi 45 faoi 50 ceintiméadar. Léiríonn trí chuid foirmeacha daonna, idirthréimhseacha agus iar-dhaonna. Cuireann an rothlú leanúnach isteach ar na céimeanna seo agus athchomhcheanglaíonn sé iad chun aistrithe éabhlóideacha a chur in iúl. Tugann an tsuiteáil cuireadh do mhachnamh ar an teicneolaíocht, ar an éiceolaíocht agus ar thodhchaí an chine dhaonna.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe 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 Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe 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 Elysium Echoes Suiteáil Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Elysium Echoes explores the complex relationship between environmental change and human survival in a post-humanist era. It examines how humanity's evolving bond with the environment is influenced by the balance between technological progress and ecological sustainability.
Dimensions & Packaging: 45*45*50cm
Tags: 3D Printing, Art Installation, Interdisciplinary Art, FutureEcology, ContemporaryTechArt
Production Technology: Rotating Motor, 3D Printing, Resin, Metal, Acrylic
Design Challenge: Elysium Echoes deconstructs the complex bond between humans and nature, prompting reflection on technological progress and its impact on life and evolution. As humanity's influence grows, a crucial question arises: should we reshape nature in the name of technology? Though the "post-human era" remains uncertain, it echoes a warning—our pursuit to replace the Creator may not unfold as envisioned.
Research: This research uses a speculative, practice-led approach to explore how technological progress reshapes humanity’s relationship with nature in the Anthropocene. Grounded in post-humanist theory, it critiques ethical ambiguities of ecological intervention and envisions alternative evolutionary paths. Through immersive installation art, kinetic prototyping, and participatory observation, a rotating structure (human/transitional/post-human) simulates evolutionary disruption. Data from 87 interviews, audience analytics, and impact simulations reveal a tension between techno-optimism and ecological humility, with 73% reconsidering humanity’s stewardship. The work advocates for ethical, interdisciplinary governance and positions design as a mediator between science and societal values.
Inspiration: In the post-human era, I explore how shifting environments and productivity levels shape human gene selection. Technological progress aids adaptation, yet sudden ecological upheaval risks collapsing our systems, regressing productivity and forcing genetic adaptation to dominate survival. Here, mutation emerges as life’s most reliable tool.
Project Duration: London Design Week 14–21 September 2024
Dutch Design Week 19–27 October 2024
Operation Flow: This dynamic installation explores biodiversity and evolution in the transition from humans to post-humans. Comprising three parts—human, transitional forms, and post-human—it rotates continuously, disrupting and recombining stages to simulate evolutionary shifts and new species. The work challenges biological boundaries and provokes thought on evolution, technology, and humanity’s future.
Team Members: YIRU WANG