Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo

Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Hana Noʻeau a me Hoʻokomo Hana Noʻeau Competition Category.

KalaHana Noʻeau· 2023

Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu

by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo

Client: Yi-Shiung Architeceture Construction Ltd

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hana Noʻeau Category

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The Design

About Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu

He kiʻi kiʻi lehulehu kēia i hana ʻia me ke kila kuhili ʻole. Hoʻokomo ʻia i waenakonu o kahi hiʻohiʻona wai i kahi ākea ākea. Hoʻokumu ʻia ke kino nui i ʻelua mau hōʻailona makemakika infinity. Hoʻohui ʻia ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa me kahi hoʻolālā makani. Hōʻike maʻamau ia ma kahi kūlana paʻa, akā inā ʻoi aku ka nui o ka makani ma mua o ke kūpaʻa ʻana o ke kūkulu ʻana, e hoʻohuli ʻo ia i ka mea hoʻokele makani e ʻōwili manuahi. Hōʻike ka hana kiʻi i ke kūʻokoʻa pau ʻole o ka ʻimi ʻana i ke ola a hāʻawi i kahi ʻike maikaʻi a me ka manaʻolana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Dance with Life Kiʻi Lehulehu e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Its smooth and vivid shapes highlight the infinite freedom of life exploration,convey an atmosphere that is fresh, beautiful, and rejuvenating! This public sculpture with wind structure is installed on a pool at the center of a circular plaza. It is a important landmark, Hope to make people feel the wonder between life and the universe.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size : W240* D240* H600 cm
Tags: Public art，Wind power，Land art，sculpture，public lighting，metal sculpture，abstract art，urban space
Production Technology: It is made of stainless steel, The metal surface includes 3 kinds of textures, such as mirror polishing and grinding, and titanium plating. In order to reduce the resistance caused by the weight of the parts, the two ends of the wind structure are composed of ball bearings and tapered bearings.
Design Challenge: The public art of wind structure is the spiritual value of this sculpture. The most difficult thing is to consider the wind-driven structure in the process of creating the sculptural form, and to combine the two into one in the perfect design aesthetics. This is a big challenge. But the process is very interesting.
Research: This wind-structured public sculpture is installed in a residential area of New Town. This is a very important landmark. Hope to make people feel the wonder between life and the universe, and also be full of expectations for the future.
Inspiration: Inspired by the ∞, the symbol of infinity in mathematics is ∞, which comes from the Latin infinitas, which means no boundary. This work takes it as the core, and uses bright stainless steel to construct a smooth and A shape with a sense of visual penetration.In order to enhance the overall details and aesthetic feeling, a group of golden wind-moving structures that can rotate naturally under the drive of the wind are set up by using the gap generated in the center of the two interlaced structures, conveying the spiritual symbol of the endless cycle of life.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in October 2022
Operation Flow: The installation position of the sculpture is at the center point of the main moving line. Visitors can interact and approach work from all directions. It is a popular object for photographers and tourists.
Image Credits: Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang