Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche by Yuanying He

Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche by Yuanying He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

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Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche

by Yuanying He

Client: K3ntiv3

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

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The Design

About Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche

Ihe Odide Akwụkwọ: Iwu Ihe A Na-apụghị Imetụ Aka na-enyocha ncheta dị ka usoro nrụzigharị karịa nchekwa. Site n'ike mmasị nke isi ọ̀mῧmῧ okooko pomelo nke oge nwata, ọrụ a na-eji ihe ụlọ ụkpụrụ dị ka kreenụ, grid, na steepụ a na-ahazighị nke ọma iji gosipụta nhazi nke ncheta. A na-egosipụta ncheta dị ka omume na-arụ ọrụ nke ịchịkọta iberibe nke oge gara aga iji wuo njirimara ugbu a. Site n'asụsụ nhazi a na-egbochi egbochi, ihe a na-agbanwe ahụmịhe mmetụ uche nke a na-apụghị imetụ aka ka ọ bụrụ ụdị oghere a na-ahụ anya.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Igwe

Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche 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 Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche 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 Constructing The Intangible Ọrụ Mbụ: Eserese Echiche 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: Constructing the Intangible explores the architecture of memory. This artwork examines how sensory fragments, specifically the ephemeral scent of the past, are reorganized. Memory is presented not as static preservation, but as an active secondary rendering shaped by narrative coherence. Utilizing a structural language bridging nature and architecture, the design transforms intangible sensory experiences into visible forms. Past fragments serve as scaffolding to support selfhood.
Dimensions & Packaging: High-resolution digital artwork.
Dimensions: 3600 x 3600 pixels.
Color space: RGB.
Format: Digital illustration suitable for print and screen display.
Tags: memory reconstruction, olfactory memory, architectural metaphor, narrative identity, secondary construction, spatial abstraction, sensory memory, autobiographical memory
Production Technology: The artwork was created using digital illustration techniques. A structured grid-based composition system was applied to organize spatial elements. Layered vector and raster rendering methods were combined to achieve depth and architectural precision. The visual system references drafting language and construction schematics to reinforce the conceptual framework.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was translating an invisible and ephemeral sensory experience into a coherent spatial structure. The work avoids literal representation of scent and instead constructs a layered architectural system to express memory reconstruction. Balancing structural precision with emotional ambiguity required careful control of composition, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
Research: This project explores autobiographical memory reconstruction through visual metaphor. Drawing from narrative identity theory and cognitive psychology, it investigates how memory is not a fixed recording but an active reconstruction shaped by perception and storytelling. Olfactory memory, particularly childhood scent associations, serves as an anchoring mechanism to translate intangible sensory recall into spatial and architectural language.
Inspiration: The inspiration originated from a simple observation: describing a dream after waking is already an act of secondary representation and reconstruction. The cool scent of pomelo blossoms from childhood serves as a sensory anchor. This fleeting memory is deconstructed into an orderly “construction site”. Cranes, grids, and misaligned staircases symbolize the subtle imperfections and ongoing rebuilding inherent in human recollection.
Project Duration: The project was conceptualized and completed in February 2026 in Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The viewer engages with the artwork through visual navigation. Misaligned staircases, cranes, and grid structures guide the eye toward a central focal point, mirroring the cognitive process of memory reconstruction. The interaction is interpretive rather than functional, inviting reflection rather than instruction.
Patents: This project is an original conceptual artwork created by the artist. It is not associated with any registered patents or trademarks. All intellectual property rights belong solely to the artist.
Image Credits: All visual elements, illustrations, and conceptual content in this project are original works created solely by the artist. No third-party materials, stock images, templates, or external visual assets were used in the creation of this work.