Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè nke Yu Watanabe

Ihe emepụtara bụ Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè nke Yu Watanabe bụ onye meriri a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu nke 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha na Udi Asọmpi Nhazi Ngwaahịa Ìhè na Ihe E Kwụnyere.

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Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè

nke Yu Watanabe

Onye Ahịa: Yu Watanabe

Onye Meriri Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha na Udi Ìhè

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Maka Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè

Site na mmiri osisi eke a na-eweta n'ụzọ na-adịgide adịgide na Japan, a na-etinye Urushi lacquer n'achara iji mepụta oghere mmadụ ga-anọ n'etiti ụdịdị yiri osisi. N'adịghị ka omenala ọdịda anyanwụ ebe ndị mmadụ na-ewepụ onyinyo n'oghere, ọrụ a ji ụma na-emepụta onyinyo dịka akụkụ nke ịma mma nka. Ogidi Urushi nwere ike igosipụta ìhè dịka kandụl n'ime ụlọ gbara ọchịchịrị, na-enye ìhè na-egbuke egbuke nke na-egosi omimi nke ọchịchịrị ahụ. Njirimara pụrụ iche nke ụdịdị na ìhè na-emepụta mmekọrịta na-adọrọ mmasị nke ntụgharị ìhè na onyinyo na-akpali oghere ntakịrị uwa nke na-echetara ọdịdị okike.

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Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị dị n'ọkwa kachasị elu, mara mma ma na-eju anya. Ndị meriri na Ọlaọcha bụ ọrụ na-egbu maramara nke ukwuu ma dị oke nzụlite nke na-egosi ọmarịcha ihe ọmụma, talent na nghọta nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè ga-abụ ọrụ dị ịtụnanya, ihe nlereanya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị omimi n'ihe ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Ọlaọcha bụ ihe e mepụtara dị oke ịrịba ama, nke a na-eto nke na-erite uru ma na-ebuga oke nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ n'ihu. Radiance of Nature with Urushi Ìhè bụ ihe e kere eke ọtụtụ ndị na-ekwo ekworo ya nke na-akpali ọchịchọ, na-eweta mmetụta ọma ma na-akpali ịtụnanya.

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Àgwà Pụrụ Iche: Urushi lacquer is produced from natural sap sustainably harvested in Japan. Unfortunately, the traditional craft of Urushi is in decline due to the emergence of alternative materials. This project aims to revitalise this craft and create a space that connects people with nature. Urushi also has qualities that reflect even the smallest light. Through the arrangement of tree-like shapes, the play of light and shadows can immerse people in a microcosmic space reminiscent of nature.
Nha & Mkpuchi: The object consists of 16 cylindrical lights. Diameter: 11 cm to 14 cm. It comes in four sizes: size S 60 cm, size M 90 cm, size L 128 cm, and size XL 167 cm.
Urushi lacquer is applied on the bamboo by hand by Urushi craftsmen.
The bamboo is cut by artisans who cut the bamboo vertically, revealing the cut section on a dare.
Mkpado: Lighting, Sustainable, Traditional, Revitalising, Cultural, Meditative, Darkness, Space, Installation, Product,
Teknụzụ Mmepụta: Urushi is extracted from trees in small amounts, applied to natural materials such as bamboo. Although highly durable, Urushi products can be returned to nature when disposed of breaking down naturally under UV light. Crafted by hand by skilled artisans, each product is created in respect of the slow, yet continuous production of natural material. This circular design has the potential to restore the relationship between nature and people contrasting the modern reliance on single-use plastics.
Ịma Aka Imepụta: Why can’t everyday objects also be an opportunity for people to connect with nature? Urushi, a fully repairable, biodegradable, and naturally produced lacquer, allows people to create products embodying the cycle of nature. This ancient Japanese craft founded in principles of sustainability is revitalized through a modern design in this project
Nchọpụta: Design research was conducted through hands-on experiments, thesis research, and collaboration with experts such as craftsmen, harvesters, and product designers. Hands-on experiments involved experimenting with more than 20 natural materials in combination with lacquer, while on the theoretical side, we investigated the relationship between how traditional Japanese lighting and space are perceived, and the relationship between Japanese gardens, modernism, and minimalism.
Mkpali: Unlike the West, where people often remove shadows from space, the Japanese embrace shadows as a part of aesthetic beauty. In Junichiro Tanizaki's In Praise of Shadows, he mentions the true value of lacquerware is that it reflects a candle-like light in a dark room, giving off a luminous glow that gives a sense of the depth of darkness and invites one into a meditative space. Through this project, Urushi is used to reflect a small flickering light while embracing shadows.
Oge Ọrụ: The project started in August 2022 in London and Japan, and finished in June 2023 in London, and was exhibited in Saint Central Martins in London.
Usoro Ọrụ: Through the arrangement of tree-like shapes, the project seeks to evoke a sense of being in a forest. The play of light and shadows allows viewers to immerse themselves in a microcosmic space reminiscent of nature. This project not only explores the fascination of materials but also encourages the viewer to look at the materials through the lense of their backgrounds, narratives and connections with nature.
Asụsụ Foto: ALL Images: Yu Watanabe, 2023
Sound in Video: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Ambiment, Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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