Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab by Yingri Guan

Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab by Yingri Guan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Hlau in Kev Kos Duab Zoo thiab Kev Teeb Tsa Duab Kos Competition Category.

HlauKev Kos Duab Zoo· 2020

Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab

by Yingri Guan

Client: ARiceStudio

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Kev Kos Duab Zoo Category

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The Design

About Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab

Cov haujlwm no muaj feem cuam tshuam nrog cov duab fractal nyuaj raws li kev soj ntsuam ntxaws ntxaws txog cov muaju 'qauv siv tshuaj lom neeg. Los ntawm kev sau cov ntaub ntawv xws li qhov kev ncua deb ntawm txhua lub caij, lub kaum sab xis ntawm cov tshuaj sib txuas thiab cov tshuaj loj ntawm cov qauv crystalline, Yingri Guan hloov pauv thiab tsis siv cov ntaub ntawv los ua cov ntaub ntawv fractals los ntawm kev tsim cov hauv kev sib npaug thiab cov qauv.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Crystal Visualizations Kev Teeb Duab tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: By analyzing the chemical bonding in crystals and applying a set of mathematical equations and rules to my research, the fractal image is generated by computer through coding. Drawing inspiration from four different crystal structures, four different pieces are generated.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 1000 mm x Depth 800 mm x Height 1200 mm
Tags: generative, abstract, light, LED, art, visualization, installation, sculpture, crystals
Production Technology: The images are generated through computer programming. Then the images are exported into vectors. The vectors then transformed into sculpture etching using laser cutters. Later the cut acrylic glass are then assembled together with the wood table structure to keep it secure. And they are illuminated with lights to magnify the generative lines.
Design Challenge: The challenge is to maximize the aesthetic beauty of this piece while making it physically feasible. The first version was created with acrylic glass stack onto each other for easier assembly. However, I soon realized that would be too heavy of a piece both in terms of design and weight. So I explored different options in terms of how to assemble a acrylic glass to a heart shape while making the topographic map layer correspondinging on top of each other. Another challenge lies in how to install the LED light to illuminate the whole piece. Several pedestal options and filtering materials were tested and the final product is as shown.
Research: San Francisco has really unique topological maps and hence that became my inspiration. Looking at San Francisco while flying on a plane. Especially at night. San Francisco's map is distributed to different altitudes.
Inspiration: This series of work initiated with my fascination with crystals and fractals. There is a stark similarity between them. Crystals are formed by the orderly arrangements of atoms or ions while fractals are generated by repeating simple geometric shapes by obeying a certain set of rules. Both formations involve repetitions of identical singular units. It then evolved to become a visualizing crystal structure using generated fractal images.
Project Duration: The project started in Dec 2012 in Buffalo and finished in December 2019 in Seattle.
Operation Flow: People come to close interaction with the piece and see it. They will learn about crystal structure via a close examination of the 4 different pieces.
Patents: Patent pending
Team Members: YINGRI GUAN
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #1: Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #2 Photographer Yingri Guan, Variations, 2019. Optional Image #3 Photographer Yingri Guan, 2019. Optional Image #4 Photographer Yingri Guan, 2019.