Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe by Yiru Wang

Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Ealain Fhìnealta agus Dealbhadh Stàladh Ealain Competition Category.

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Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe

by Yiru Wang

Client: SaturnVII Studio

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Ealain Fhìnealta Category

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The Design

About Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe

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

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Elysium Echoes Príomhfheidhm Shuiteála Ealaíne Comhaimseartha Inaistrithe a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

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