Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè by Meng-Hsiang Chen, Chun-Te Kao and Ya-Lan Tsao

Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè by Meng-Hsiang Chen, Chun-Te Kao and Ya-Lan Tsao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ọrụ Ìhè na Nkà Ìhè Competition Category.

BronzỌrụ Ìhè· 2024

Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè

by Meng-Hsiang Chen, Chun-Te Kao and Ya-Lan Tsao

Client: COSQUARE Studio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ọrụ Ìhè Category

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The Design

About Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè

Luminous Island bụ ngosipụta nka ìhè e mere na Penghu, Taiwan. Isiokwu ya bụ ụwa oke osimiri nke Penghu n'oge mgbụsị akwụkwọ na oyi. E nwere efu na atọ ihe nrụnye nka ìhè nke sitere n'echiche site n'ihe ndị dị ndụ n'oke osimiri. Oriọna ndị a jikọtara akwa mpempe na obere ọkụ LED, kama iji ntugharị igwe na akwa a na-ahụkarị. E ji fiber optics kpụọ alaeze mmiri, ma akụrụngwa igwe na-eme ka ụfọdụ oriọna mepee na mechie. Ụzọ dị n'ọnụ ụzọ mbata na mpụta na-akpata mmetụta nke ịbanye na ịpụ n'ime ụwa dị n'okpuru mmiri. E ji ngwaahịa na-adịghị ere nchara ma na-eguzogide ire eche oriọna ndị dị nso n'oke osimiri nche.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Luminous Island Ngosipụta Nka Ìhè na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: 1. Innovative lantern production: Unlike the traditional structure of lanterns, which is usually made of iron and fabric, the design team added special and delicate LED lights to the fabric.
2. Contextualized Artistic Atmosphere: This time, the Luminous Island Ceremony has contextual art to set up the entire exhibition area, creating an 'underwater world'.
3. Illuminated Corridor-Riding the Waves: Penghu is famous for its ocean scenery, so the design team presented the concept of water on the lanterns at the entrance of the Illuminated Corridor. Various sea creatures echo the theme.
Dimensions & Packaging: The route follows the theme. After passing through the 'Illuminated Corridor' from the 'Luminous Island Ceremony' at the entrance, the audience will see a parade of lantern fish and mechanical lanterns, which provide them with a brand-new experience. There are corridors at the entrance and exit of the exhibition area to form the atmosphere of 'entering the underwater world' and 'leaving the underwater world'. In addition, considering the large number of people, the aisles should not be too narrow, so there is enough space between the lanterns.
Tags: Lantern Festival, Lantern Art, Penghu, Ocean, Submarine World, Dynamic Lanterns.
Production Technology: The design team used fiber optics in the 'Swaying Spirit' area to shape a marine kingdom. The fiber optics are soft and easy to bend, so they can be processed into different shapes. There is no risk of electric shock, and the color of the fiber optics can be changed automatically without a high-voltage transformer. In addition to installing LED lights to outline the lantern vividly, mechanical devices are installed to allow the lantern to open and close vividly.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was the geographical characteristics and climate of Penghu. Since Penghu faces the sea the exhibition area is located at the seashore, and the exhibition period lasts for more than a month, the lanterns must be made of thicker rust-proof and corrosion-resistant materials. All the iron parts had to go through several layers of processing to keep the lanterns in good condition during the exhibition period. In addition to the fragility of fiber optics, the structure of the lanterns was strengthened to cope with the weather.
Research: Different from the last time with the theme of 'Chasing Wind', this year the concept is to enter the ocean world of Penghu in the fall and winter. All the light art installations are inspired by marine creatures, and the imaginative underwater world is presented in the works. The event combines local 'sea creatures', 'islands', and 'oceans' to turn the exhibition area into the Penghu Ocean Pavilion and start a journey belonging to 'the sea and island'. There are 13 light art installations in the exhibition area.
Inspiration: It is the second year of the Penghu Music Festival. Different from the last time with the theme of 'Chasing Wind', this year the concept is to enter the ocean world of Penghu in the fall and winter. All the light art installations are inspired by marine creatures, and the imaginative underwater world is presented in the works. The exhibition area is turned into the Penghu Ocean Pavilion and starts a journey belonging to the 'ocean and island'.
Project Duration: The project finished in August 2023 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: They used three-dimensional, mechanical, and mobile techniques to create wonderful and diverse works. These innovative lanterns give the audience an experience like being in the underwater world. The design team used contextualization and lanterns to reproduce the local marine ecology of Penghu to create a 'Luminous Island Ceremony' that is exclusive to Penghu. The innovative lanterns are well received by the audience. Especially, the movable 'Lantern Fish' and the mechanical flower lanterns are the favorite works of the public.
Team Members: MENG-HSIANG CHEN, WEN-CHUAN HUANG
Image Credits: COSQUARE STUDIO