Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica by Yueh Mei Cheng

Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica by Yueh Mei Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Instalacións Interactivas, Experienciais e Inmersivas Competition Category.

BronceInstalación· 2024

Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica

by Yueh Mei Cheng

Client: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Instalación Category

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The Design

About Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica

O Shang Shui integra catro elementos de deseño como o tabaco, as canles de auga de rega, as fontes sustentables e a luz da esperanza. Simbolizan as memorias do antigo Taichung-Jiushe, fundindo na arte a historia centenaria de desenvolvemento e as memorias da terra de Taichung. Mediante a Realidade Aumentada, crea unha visión inmersiva que permite aos pasaxeiros que cruzan Jiushe presenciar a historia do desenvolvemento de Taichung, achegando así o contorno á xente. As ondulaciós cintilantes da auga no chan adquiren unha calidade vital, infundindo o espazo cunha abundante enerxía.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Shang Shui Lembranza Histórica satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging: 700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags: Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology: The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge: The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research: During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration: Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration: The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Team Members: Integrator: Boxing Landscape Co., Ltd.
Designer: Yueh Mei Cheng
Producer: Ming Yu Hsiao, Yu Chuan Chen
Structure: Hung i Tai
AR artist: Yu Fan He
Image Credits: Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022