Platino Belle Arti · 2020
Superegg L'installazione Di Sculture
- A' Design Award di Platino 2020 in Belle Arti
- CLIENT: Jaco Roeloffs
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,230,332
- Verification code 28E5990344 · Verify this award
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About Superegg L'installazione Di Sculture
Superegg rappresenta la rapida moltiplicazione delle capsule di caffè monouso, simbolo della comodità dell'uomo e del suo impatto sull'ambiente. Apparendo levitata al di sopra del suolo, la forma geometrica testurizzata del superegg, come documentato dal matematico Gabriel Lame, è punteggiata da capsule di caffè scartate a caso disposte in linee perfette. L'esperienza viscerale coinvolge lo spettatore da tutti gli angoli e le distanze. Sono state raccolte oltre 3000 capsule tramite un invito all'azione sui social media e sulla comunità locale. Superegg consente allo spettatore di esaminare i rifiuti e incoraggiare nuove abitudini di riciclaggio.
About the A' Design Award di Platino
Superegg L'installazione Di Sculture ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Platino, un riconoscimento estremamente prestigioso conferito a design davvero eccezionali, eleganti e magnifici. I vincitori di Platino sono meraviglie della creazione, testimonianze dei limiti della creatività intellettuale, e dimostrano l'impareggiabile professionalità e la genialità dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che questi design siano le opere più rinomate, che definiscono l'estetica di un'epoca, contribuiscono al benessere della società e fanno avanzare i confini dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia. Superegg L'installazione Di Sculture mostra un livello di eccellenza trascendente e rende inequivocabilmente il mondo un posto migliore grazie alle sue caratteristiche vantaggiose e preziose. Superegg L'installazione Di Sculture è un'opera premiata con l'A' Design Award di Platino che risveglia i desideri, ispira, entusiasma, delizia e suscita grande gioia.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Modern consumer product packaging can be irresponsible to nature and the human connection with it. This sculpture reveals the beauty and harmonious co-existence of humans and nature, made possible by thought-provoking art. Combining the core elements of art, the levitated Superegg creates a visceral experience that engages the viewer from all angles and distances. The ability to experience feelings and change perspectives through art, unites people, which is reflected in the sculpture image.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions, mm: 2038 high x 1463 diameter. Weight: 350kg. The bulk of the weight is concentrated in the base and centre core that gives stability. The art installation consists of 4 main parts (base, large and small wheels, aluminium strips), which facilitates the transportation of the structure and its assembling at exhibitions. Installation packaging and storage is a custom built crate with 4 panels that protects against bumps and scratches.
- Tags
- Superegg, installation, art-installation, sculpture, recycling, consumer products, coffee, life, feelings, earth
- Production Technology
- The support structure is made of aluminium, steel and plywood. The cylindrical core has 9 plywood 'wheels' cut and spaced precisely to form an exact superegg. The exterior is formed with 64 aluminium strips bent and rolled to match a 'Lame curve'. LED strips illuminate the sculpture from inside out. 3000 aluminium coffee capsules were collected via a call to action on social media and the local community. Capsules were cleaned and dents removed, then spaced accurately and glued on the surface.
- Design Challenge
- Creating and upscaling a superegg as documented in mathematics theory by French mathematician Gabriel Lame in the 19th century was a challenge. We first modelled the shape in 3D CAD space and converted it to 2D in order to use flat materials like plywood and aluminium sheet. Nine CNC cut plywood 'wheels' dictate the various horizontal extremities, are spread vertically along critically precise points on the core shaft ensuring the shape is true to its design parameters.
- Research
- Design research and development was carried out according to the author's observation of consumer behaviour and studies on the resultant impact of waste on our environment. Crowd-sourcing the main material for the sculpture installation (used coffee capsules) helped create an intriguing story of community involvement and care for the environment. The colours, shape and texture, interacting with each other in the context of the sculpture form, assisted in realising the vision of the artist.
- Inspiration
- The sculpture represents the rapid multiplying of single use coffee capsules, which symbolises human convenience and its impact on our environment. At the heart of the object is the geometric 'superegg' shape, combined with the capsules, it presents the contributions of hundreds of coffee consumers. The capsules are arranged into a new pattern, from random to perfectly spaced lines. This gives a new perspective and the opportunity to peruse our waste and lead us to rethink our recycling habits.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2019 in Brisbane, and finished and exhibited in September 2019 at SWELL Sculpture Festival on The Gold Coast, Australia.
- Operation Flow
- The sculpture serves as a visual, textured art object, with the intention of being viewed up close, or from a greater distance. Invited into serene space created by the form, line and texture, there are no defined viewing angles, encouraging the viewer to make their own discoveries. Appearing levitated above ground, the installation represents the contradiction of disorganised consumer product packaging rearranged in perfectly spaced lines, allowing for the beauty and randomness to be revealed.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Lexi Spooner, Variations, 2019
Optional Image #1: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #2: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #3: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #4: Photographer Lee Burrows, 2019
