Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu by Jung-Mei Wou

Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu by Jung-Mei Wou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Hana Noʻeau a me Hoʻokomo Hana Noʻeau Competition Category.

KeleaweHana Noʻeau· 2022

Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu

by Jung-Mei Wou

Client: JMW Art Studio

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Hana Noʻeau Category

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The Design

About Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu

ʻO Pride of the City ka Public Art ma Maple Garden, ka oasis kūlanakauhale a me kahi paka kaiaola ma ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Taichung. Hōʻike kēia hana i ke kiʻi o nā manu ʻehā e lele ana i luna a hōʻike i nā kiʻi like ʻole me nā kumulāʻau, nā pua, a me nā manu mai nā kihi like ʻole e hōʻike i ka pōʻai o nā kau ʻehā a me ka noho like ʻana o nā mea ola a pau. Ke alakaʻi nei kēia kiʻi lehulehu i ka poʻe malihini e hoʻokokoke i ke ʻano a hoʻomālamalama i nā pō ma Maple Garden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Pride Of The City Kiʻi Lehulehu i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Pride of the City is the Public Art in Maple Garden in Taichung City.
Maple Garden is a precious urban oasis and a distinctive ecological park in Taiwan. The green ecology of the garden provides living space for animals and plants, and it is also a place for people to relax their spirit. This sculpture with a spiritual symbol has been embodied in the public space. This work expresses the thought and sense of the beauty of the garden and to rich the culture, art, and life in Taichung City.
Dimensions & Packaging: Work Dimension: 4300mmx2620mmx4250mm Material: Stainless Steel
Tags: Public Art, Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Installation Art
Production Technology: Made of stainless steel forging technology
Design Challenge: This stainless steel sculpture presents the lightness of structural mechanics and the sculptural shape that must withstand the challenges of wind load.
Research: The wind load influences the shape of sculpture and surfaces optimization method. Aerodynamic shape optimization has helped to reach optimum design for a sculpture while minimizing the wind load.
Inspiration: The oasis of cities is like a mirror to the soul. Facing the
greatness of nature, people learn to be humble. Only by being in nature can human beings be truly spiritually prosperous.
Moved by the sunlight shining on the leaves among the birds playing, the colorful flowers swaying by the lake, the changing scene of seasons being awakened in the park, this is the beautiful life in the city.
Project Duration: The project finished in November 2014 in Taichung City, Taiwan. This sculpture is a permanent piece of Public Art in Maple Garden in Taichung City.
Operation Flow: The work expresses the image of four birds flying upward, and it presents multiple images similar to trees, flowers, and birds from different angles to show the cycle of four seasons and the harmonious
coexistence of all living things. This work is the park's landmark that guides the entrance to visitors. The position of the public sculpture is at the center point of three cross-moving lines. Pride of the City leads
everyone to approach nature and hopes to brighten nights in Maple Garden.
Image Credits: Jung-Mei Wou