Wind Crystals アートインスタレーション by Hide Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銀賞 in ファインアート・アートインスタレーションデザイン Competition Category.

銀ファインアート· 2022

Wind Crystals アートインスタレーション

by Hide Lin

Client: doT & associates

A' Design Award 銀賞 Winner in ファインアート Category

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The Design

About Wind Crystals アートインスタレーション

《風の結晶》は、台湾・布袋鎮に設置された屋外アートインスタレーションである。塩の結晶をモチーフとした造形により、地域の製塩業の記憶を呼び起こす。マホガニー材を二種類の特殊な角度で切り出してテーパー状の多角形フレームを作り、それらを接合することで自由に拡張可能なトラス構造を構成している。全体がわずか二種類の部材のみで成り立つため、部品は工場で製作され、現場での組立時間を短く抑えることができる。設置面積は24平方メートルで、海風を受けて回転し、海岸線に沿って移ろう光と影を映し出す。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀賞

Wind Crystals アートインスタレーションは、見事で印象的なハイエンドのデザインに授与される、非常に権威ある評価である A' Design Award 銀賞の受賞作品です。銀賞の受賞作品は、きわめて輝かしく創造性に富んだ作品であり、デザイナーの傑出した専門知識、才能、洞察力を示しています。Wind Crystals アートインスタレーションは、素晴らしい代表作であり、驚くほどプロフェッショナルで、深く革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銀賞を受賞したデザインは、非常に注目すべき称賛される発明であり、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術の境界に寄与し、それを前進させます。Wind Crystals アートインスタレーションは、多くの人に羨まれる創造物であり、欲求を呼び覚まし、前向きな感情をもたらし、驚きと感嘆を灯します。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: At the invitation of government, we designed this installation using salt crystals. The salt industry in BuDai County has become a memory, while the sea breeze and sun are still present. The mahogany wood is used to create a tapered frame that connects the crystallized salt to form a truss structure that can be extended freely. When the sea breeze blows, it rotates according to the wind direction and strength of the wind, chasing the light and the shadow, and the murmur of BuDai County.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 square meters in full size.
Tags: installation art, light installation, salt crystal, culture
Production Technology: The salt crystals are polygonal in shape, so the overall shape is a combination of polygons constructed from wood, arranged in an irregular way to show the natural composition of the salt as it is pushed into a pile. The polygon is made of wood to create an outer contour and an inner structure that can interact with the wind, giving the whole piece not only an image of salt crystals, but also a sense of the importance of natural elements to the salt industry in terms of finishing.
Design Challenge: Considering the convenience of fabrication, the design of the whole body is composed of only two different components: component A, which is composed of the top and bottom, and component B, which is composed of the middle.
Research: Because the module is not a cube, it will present a multi-angle organic shape after assembly. In production, the wood is not cut at a complete 90 degree angle, but at two special angles that allow the triangular surfaces to be completely reunited. Through the modular approach, the basic shapes are processed in the factory, keeping the on-site assembly time to a minimum.
Inspiration: In order to stimulate the local tourism industry, the government in Taiwan planned a landscape art season and invited four Taiwanese artists to create landscape artworks using a variety of materials such as bamboo, wood, wood chips, iron, woven string, and laser light to illustrate the dialogue between light and shadow. Therefore, we use salt crystals to describe the salt industry scene in the past.
Project Duration: It was built in July 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In addition to boosting the tourism industry, we hope that through this art installation, people can learn about the local culture and history in a short period of time. Southwest Coast is a coastal township by the Taiwan Strait. The area is mainly a rural area in western Taiwan, with agriculture, fishing, and salt as the main industries. The people who have participated in the salt industry for 338 years have not only left behind a fascinating history of salt industry and a touching salt literature, but also the salt relics that have added a touch of white tone to the southwest coastal sea.
Patents: Copyrights belong to doT & associates, 2020.
Team Members: Design Director : Hide Lin,
Art Director : Yvon Chiu,
Designer : Andy Liao
Image Credits: YHLAA