Blings Art Installation by Yiming Min is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Kev Kos Duab Zoo thiab Kev Teeb Tsa Duab Kos Competition Category.

NyiajKev Kos Duab Zoo· 2023

Blings Art Installation

by Yiming Min

Client: Xiamen Urban Environment Design & Engineering Co., Ltd.

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

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The Design

About Blings Art Installation

Zoo li Kev Taug Kev Fame hauv Los Angeles ntawm Teb Chaws Asmeskas, Xiamen Golden Rooster thiab Pua pua Paj Coast tau tsim rau cov xwm txheej ntawm Tuam Tshoj Golden Rooster Film Festival, uas feem ntau yog Blings. Lub installation yog teem rau lub backdrop ntawm lub hiav txwv, nrog tus choj pem teb raws li lub hauv paus, muaj li ntawm 15 stainless hlau Blings raws li nyob rau hauv lub zos crude pob zeb raws li tus qauv, uas sawv cev rau kev ua tiav raws li lub hli tag nrho. Nyob rau hauv pem teb yog inlaid lub hauv pem teb teeb, uas ntxiv radiance nrog lub teeb nyob rau hauv lub Blings thaum hmo ntuj, qhia ib tug scene ntawm ci ntsa iab thiab sparkling hnub qub.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Blings Art Installation yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Blings Art Installation xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Blings Art Installation yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Like the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles of the US, the Xiamen Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Coast was built for the event of China Golden Rooster Film Festival, which mainly features Blings. The installation is set against the backdrop of the sea, with the bridge floor as the base, composed of 15 stainless steel Blings based on local crude stones as the prototype, which represents completeness as the full moon.
Dimensions & Packaging: It occupies an area of 11,000 sqm, with a total length of 660m, a maximum width of about 32 m and a minimum width of about 10 m, and a maximum height at 2.6m.
Tags: Blings, art installation, public art, stainless steel sculptures
Production Technology: 316L anti-corrosion stainless steel is tinted and polished repeatedly to form a strong contrast of texture ultimately, which not only reflects the texture of stone itself, but also shows the spirit of artistic creation.
Design Challenge: Uncertainty about whether it will be accepted by the public in the initial stage of conception. The harmony and unity in dimensions between the commemorative works and the comfort of involvement for people. The brilliance of Blings is manifested with the material of stainless steel, achieving a perfect unity between material and content.
Research: The stars of human society and the stars in the universe share the same law of generation and operation. However brilliant a star may be, it will perish in the end. Emptiness is the essence of all things. Therefore, Blings are hollowed out, representing a profound implication of the emptiness of all things. This is also the universe outlook on heaven, earth and human to be expressed by the works.
Inspiration: The Avenue of Stars hanging over the sea is like the Milky Way in the vast universe. Blings is the main installation of project assemble the stars in the universe, Xiamen is an island in the sea, the installation site was once a fishing village in the history, surrounded by rocks. The Blings inherited the historical memory of the piece of land.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2022 in Xiamen and finished in November 2022 in Xiamen.
Operation Flow: With a maximum height of 2.3m of the Blings, while ensuring safety, the public can have a close view and lean against the Blings for an intimate interaction. The palm prints of film stars are engraved on surface of Blings. In every upcoming film festival, stars and artists from home and abroad will leave their palm prints here. This permanent installation will witness the passage of time. Lamps are placed in the hollowed stones to add radiance with the floor-lamps outside, just like stars and dots in the universe.
Image Credits: Photographer: Lianbi Luo
Video: Yiyuan (Xiamen) Landscape Planning and Design Co., LTD