Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu by Kuo Hsiang Kuo

Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu by Kuo Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hana Noʻeau a me Hoʻokomo Hana Noʻeau Competition Category.

HaoHana Noʻeau· 2021

Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu

by Kuo Hsiang Kuo

Client: Taichung World Flora Exposition

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hana Noʻeau Category

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The Design

About Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO Flowers and Butterflies Are Dancing kekahi kiʻi kālai noiʻi lehulehu i hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma kekahi kahua nui ma Taichung, Taiwan. Hana ʻia kēia hana me ke kila kūpaʻa i ke ʻakika, hui pono ʻia me ke ahi wela a hoʻāʻo ʻia, a hoʻomālamalama ʻia me nā kukui RGB. Hōʻike nā ʻili aniani a me nā ʻili haiki i ka lani, nā mea kanu, a me ke ʻano loli o ka mālamalama, no laila, hui pono ke kiʻi kālai me ka ʻāina a puni. ʻAe ʻia ke kaʻina o ka makani e komo ma waena o nā ʻano hāmama a hōʻemi i ke kūʻē ʻana o ka makani. Hoʻomanaʻo nā ʻano i ka Pua Lilia o Formosa a me nā pulelehua. He 1400 sekumika ka lōʻihi, 1100 sekumika ka laulā, a 650 sekumika ke kiʻekiʻe o ke kiʻi kālai, a ua hui ʻia ma kahi hana mai nā ʻāpana he ʻumikumamālua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Flowers And Butterflies Are Dancing Hana Nui: Kiʻi Kālai Noiʻi Lehulehu no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The feature of this work is the use of stainless steel seamless welding and polishing techniques to interpret the image of flowers and butterflies dancing in the nature, so that the work can have both visual beauty and structural safety swaying in the wind. Let the people who appreciate the works feel the vision full of hope. Another feature is the use of stainless steel mirror and matte surface textures to reflect the ever-changing sky, plants, light and shadow, and blend with the landscape.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size : W1400* D1100* H650 cm
Tags: Public art，Land art，sculpture，public lighting，metal sculpture，abstract art，botanical sculpture，urban space
Production Technology: The sculpture is made of acid-resistant stainless steel and illuminated with RGB lights.It has several advantages, that is, it has a strong reflection effect on light, weathering and acid resistance, and it will last forever. In addition, the color of the sculpture will change due to the flowers planted on the ground, and it will bring visitors in different seasons Freshness.
Design Challenge: The sculpture is broken down into 12 parts in the factory, and each part weighs about 500 kg to 1000 kg. It is a big challenge to accurately assemble the sculpture at the installation site like a large building block.
Research: The work uses stainless steel sheets to express the image of flowers and butterflies, but the sculpture is installed on the highest point of a large square and will withstand a lot of wind. Therefore, the shape of the sculpture incorporates design elements that allow the wind to penetrate. To reduce wind resistance. It also enhances the visual richness of the sculpture in the landscape and is more integrated with the environment.
Inspiration: Cultivated in Taiwan, the purity of Formosa Lily is considered an represents openness and freedom indigenous plant .while its adaptable characteristics allow it to endure well in rough and wild environments with a tough, yet exquisite, vitality symbolizing the deep roots of the Taiwanese.The lengthy pistils resemble the savor delightful music of Taiwan.Our melodies express hopes for a beautiful future filled with blessings, and encouraging all to care for Earth and her environment to create a verdant, beautiful world!
Project Duration: The project started in January 2018 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in October 2018
Operation Flow: The installation location of the sculpture is at the meeting point of many main moving lines. Visitors can interact and get close to the 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 - Changs.Art