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Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm by Yueh Mei Cheng

Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm by Yueh Mei Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Kev Teeb Tsa Competition Category.


ToojKev Teeb Tsa· 2024

Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm

by Yueh Mei Cheng

Client: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Kev Teeb Tsa Category

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The Design

About Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm

Lub Shang Shui sib txuas plaub yam tsim qauv xws li luam yeeb, kwj dej, peev txheej ruaj khov, thiab lub teeb ntawm kev cia siab. Lawv sawv cev rau kev nco txog ntawm Taichung-Jiushe qub, sib xyaw ua ke nrog ib puas xyoo ntawm keeb kwm kev loj hlob thiab kev nco txog thaj av ntawm Taichung rau hauv daim duab kos duab. Siv Augmented Reality, nws tsim ib qho kev pom tob nkaus, tso cai rau cov neeg taug kev hla Jiushe pom keeb kwm ntawm Taichung txoj kev loj hlob, yog li coj ib puag ncig los ze rau tib neeg. Cov dej npluag ci ntsa iab saum av tau muab lub neej zoo li tiag, muab lub zog puv npo rau qhov chaw ntawd.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Shang Shui Kev Nco Txog Keeb Kwm ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging
700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags
Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology
The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge
The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research
During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration
Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration
The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow
Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Team Members
Integrator: Boxing Landscape Co., Ltd.
Designer: Yueh Mei Cheng
Producer: Ming Yu Hsiao, Yu Chuan Chen
Structure: Hung i Tai
AR artist: Yu Fan He
Image Credits
Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022

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