Germination Umjetnička instalacija by Atsushi Kobayashi

Germination Umjetnička instalacija by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Likovna Umjetnost i Umjetničke Instalacije Competition Category.

BroncaLikovna Umjetnost· 2023

Germination Umjetnička instalacija

by Atsushi Kobayashi

Client: TV Asahi Corporation

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Likovna Umjetnost Category

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The Design

About Germination Umjetnička instalacija

Klijanje je imerzivna umjetnička instalacija koja spaja industrijsku robotsku ruku, rasvjetu i biljke. Robotska ruka je koreografirana poput klice koja niče iz zemlje nakon razdoblja mirovanja. LED trake oblikuju korijenje i pružaju svjetlost koja djeluje poput hranjive tvari. Na vrhu ruke postavljena je svjetlosna kugla kojom se upravlja kao da je živa. Projekcijsko mapiranje primijenjeno je na pozornicu, koja se sastoji od artefakata i prirodnih elemenata. Trominutna predstava završava kada sunčeve zrake zasjaju kroz oblake, a klica procvjeta.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Germination Umjetnička instalacija je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Germination Umjetnička instalacija bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Germination Umjetnička instalacija sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
Tags: robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
Production Technology: Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use.
Design Challenge: We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use.
Research: Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE

Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC

Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc
Inspiration: This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
Operation Flow: The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
Image Credits: Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)