Germination アートインスタレーション by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 銅賞 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.
銅ファインアート· 2023
Germination アートインスタレーション
Client: TV Asahi Corporation
A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in ファインアート Category
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The Design
About Germination アートインスタレーション
「Germination（発芽）」は、産業用ロボットアーム、照明、植物を融合させた没入型アートインスタレーションである。ロボットアームは、休眠期を経て地中から芽吹く新芽として振付けられている。LEDストリップが根を形づくり、栄養分のように見える光を放つ。アームの先端には光の球体が取り付けられ、まるで生命を宿しているかのように制御される。人工物と自然の要素で構成された舞台には、プロジェクションマッピングが施される。3分間のショーは、雲間から陽光が差し込み、新芽が花開くとともに幕を閉じる。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 銅賞
Germination アートインスタレーションは、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。Germination アートインスタレーションは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。Germination アートインスタレーションは、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
- Tags
- robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
- Production Technology
- Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use. - Design Challenge
- We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use. - Research
- Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE
Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC
Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc - Inspiration
- This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
- Image Credits
- Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
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