Circle Origin Source パブリックアート by Pavavalung Etan

Circle Origin Source パブリックアート by Pavavalung Etan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ランドスケーププランニング・ガーデンデザイン Competition Category.

鉄ランドスケープデザイン· 2022

Circle Origin Source パブリックアート

by Pavavalung Etan

Client: Maolin National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau, MOTC.

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in ランドスケープデザイン Category

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The Design

About Circle Origin Source パブリックアート

「Circle Origin Source(円環の源)」は、台湾のリナリ(禮納里)部族地区に設置されたパブリックアート作品である。約16平方メートルにわたり、広場の床面アート、駐車場脇の装飾手すり、ビジターセンター入口の2本の柱で構成されている。幾重にも重なる同心円には、パイワン族の文化に基づくトーテム文様が刻まれている。石材、銅、ステンレススチール、真鍮、レンガを組み合わせることで、長期にわたる耐久性を確保した。このデザインは、2009年の風水害の後に住まいを再建した三つの部族に敬意を表するとともに、地域の人々が集い儀式を行うための共有の場を提供している。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Circle Origin Source パブリックアートは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Circle Origin Source パブリックアートは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Circle Origin Source パブリックアートは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This work can be divided into the plaza floor art, the parking lot railing beautification, columns on both sides of the visitor center, and the exterior beautification. These elements are stacked and wrapped around the concentric circle in layers to show the cultural and living belonging. The artist tried to transform the spiritual blessing and encouragement to his works by using dialogue between the space environment and the work as the main idea.
Dimensions & Packaging: The total area of design is around 16 square meters, including the circular ground of the square with inlaid totems, the creative lining railing of wood, stone, and iron in the parking lot opposite to the center of the Tourism Service Center, and the two columns at the entrance of the Tourist Service Center as spatial beautification and floor artwork.
Tags: Circle, Origin, Source, cultural, art
Production Technology: Original stone combined with copper, stainless steel, brick, etc., to create long-lasting works and serve as the basis for setting materials. The bottom layer of PC pavement is then installed with stainless steel and brass as totem patterns on the floor, then inlaid with different elements and colors of stone on the floor to create an intimate visual artwork that brings the community together.
Design Challenge: During the development of the work, the culture, traditions, myths, and totems of the entire Rinari tribe and Aboriginal people were used as the starting point. Therefore, it took quite some time to study and refine the totems. It has experienced several challenges and problems in the process, which has overcome one after another to present the complete totem of Circle, Origin, Source.
Research: In the summer of August 8th, 2009, Taiwan has suffered from a painful memory. Six hundred eighty-one people lost their lives in the storm, and 18 people were unaccounted for. After experiencing the pain and sorrow of being displaced, three different tribes united to build a home in Rinari, Majia Township, Pingtung County. The designers used the culture of the Paiwan tribe to create heart-warming public artworks to help the tribe members understand, support each other and overcome the pain together.
Inspiration: This project, Circle, Origin, Source, takes the meaning of the origin of aboriginal life and speaks of the cultural commonalities among different tribes. The Rinari tribe is located in Majia Township, Pingtung County; the Majia, Haocha, and Dashe tribe relocated here after the Morakot disaster in 2009. The tribesmen experienced the pain of the typhoon disaster and worked hard to rebuild their homes. The work was born within the expectation of accompanying the tribesmen to start a new life and encouraging each other.
Project Duration: The project finished in December 2019 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: As for the square in front of the visitor center, many artists and artisans were gathered at the center to the concentric circles, where clan members readjust to each other in the new environment. A festival is also a place to participate in rituals and dances to communicate and open our hearts, evoking the feeling of origin.
Team Members: Ethan Pavavalung
Image Credits: Maolin National Scenic Area Administration, Tourism Bureau, MOTC.