The Metamorphosis Uwe by Yingyi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Ejiji, Uwe na Akwa Uwe Competition Category.

IgweEjiji· 2021

The Metamorphosis Uwe

by Yingyi Chen

Client: Sculpture studio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe Winner in Ejiji Category

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The Design

About The Metamorphosis Uwe

Metamorphosis bụ uwe e ji aka mee, nke sitere n'echiche mgbanwe na mmụpụta ihe. Nhazi ya dabere n'ọkpụkpụ anụmanụ e mere ka o buru ibu karịa oke ya, e kpụziri ka o daba n'ahụ mmadụ. Ụdị e si na ya pụta na-egosipụta onyonyo jikọrọ mmadụ na anụmanụ ọnụ. E ji rọba nke nwere ike imebi n'ọdịnaya, akpụkpọ anụ na ajị mee uwe a. Rọba ahụ bụ ihe fọdụrụ nke a na-eji ọkụ na ajị kwakọba ka ọ ghọọ akwa. A na-enweghachi akpụkpọ anụ na ajị site na ihe fọdụrụ n'ụlọ ọrụ na ahịhịa e fesara na ụlọ ndị na-akpụ isi. A pụrụ iwepụ akụkụ ogwe aka, aka, ihu, azụ na ụkwụ ma jikọghachi ha iji mee ka o yikwasị mfe ma nwee ike dochie ha mgbe e mesịrị.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

The Metamorphosis Uwe meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe, nnabata dị ugwu e nyere design ndị dị mma nke na-emezu ihe ndị a chọrọ n'ọrụ na ụlọ ọrụ nke a na-atụ anya n'ihe e kere eke ndị e mere nke ọma. Ndị meriri na Igwe na-egosi nka buru ibu, ọkachamara dị elu, nghọta ọkachamara na ikike imepụta nke ndị kere ha. A na-atụ anya na The Metamorphosis Uwe ga-abụ ihe e kere eke a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya nke bụ ihe bara uru ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Igwe na-ejikọta ụzọ kacha mma nke ụlọ ọrụ ma nwee àgwà teknụzụ kwesịrị ekwesị jikọtara na ihe ọmụma na talent. A na-asọpụrụ The Metamorphosis Uwe maka nlezianya ya ma e mere ya ka ọ nye mmeziwanye ndụ nke na-enyere aka ime ka ụwa bụrụ ebe ka mma.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: In concepts of mutation and evolution,this design are based on exaggerated animal skeletons and designed to fit the body which is grounded in a unique visual interpretation of animal anatomy, building upon existing skeleton structures to create it that appear as natural properties of the human body, suggesting strength, power and sensuality—a cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.The design was handcrafted with degradable plastic, leather, hair.
Dimensions & Packaging: 520mm Width x450mm Depth x 1200mm Height
Tags: Mutation, Metamorphosis, Leather, Plastics, Body
Production Technology: The metamorphosis of human was made of degradable plastic, leather and hair. Biodegradable plastics are scrap materials provided by relevant manufacturers.Then apply the hot pressing technique and add the hair to form the fabric; Leather is the leftover material in the daily use of the studio, which is stitched after recycling. Hair comes from barbershop waste. As time went by, the work was finally broken down completely.
Design Challenge: First, how to express the texture of human skin in the future is an important problem. Second, the joints of the fingers, the part of the tail, the bulging part of the back, these details are a polyhedron, the model is more difficult to make.
Research: The production process of this work is just like that of sculpture. In the process of human birth-development-metamorphosis, it is continuously ground, bent and processed. This process is the transformation from the original ape-man to the "synthetic material" of modern man. I have studied the medical aspects of the human body, and I have learned about the evolution of human beings in various ways in ancient times, such as the stage from crawling to standing upright. These studies and experiments laid the foundation for the project.
Inspiration: "What began as such a simple form has evolved, and continues to evolve, into the most beautiful and wonderful of infinitely many forms." Charles Darwin said.Concepts of mutation and evolution are explored in order to develop a contemporary cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.All of the objects were handcrafted.Leather and hair are form recycling. Eventually this design was broken down into a new cycle.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in China.
Operation Flow: Each part of The metamorphosis of human could be disassembled and reassembled, for example, The arms, hands, front, back, and foot ornaments. This is for ease of wear and tear, freedom of movement, and the ability to replace or add parts in the future, thus achieving a process of constant renewal and evolution.
Patents: Copyright to Yingyi Chen
Image Credits: Image #1: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #2: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #3: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #4: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #5: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020