Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションは by Jung-Mei Wou 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

Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションは

by Jung-Mei Wou

Client: JMW Art Studio

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

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The Design

About Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションは

この作品は、荘子の哲学『幸福な遠足』の第 1 章の冒頭にある寓話にインスピレーションを受けています。この彫刻は現実世界の小宇宙を反映しており、時間と空間、現実と幻想、瞬間と永遠という、対極に見えるが同時に相互依存する共生現象である性質を探求しています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションはは、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。Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションはは、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。Aeon 彫刻インスタレーションはは、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

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

Unique Properties: This work is a reflection of time and space, reality and fantasy, instant and eternity, which appear to be opposites but are at the same time interdependent symbiotic phenomena. The form interprets the contrast between large and small with the round holes formed by the solid body. Abstract shapes, light, and shadow are refracted and intertwined with the environment, and the work leads the viewer into the illusion of personal subconsciousness when viewed at close range.
Dimensions & Packaging: Work Dimension:
1030mmx910mmx1120mm Material: Stainless Steel
Tags: Sculpture, Public Art, Contemporary Art, Installation Art, Philosophy, Dualism, A Happy Excursion
Production Technology: This work is made of forged stainless steel. The inside of the sculpture uses a grid-shaped stainless steel skeleton as the structure, and the surface is made of stainless steel thin plate split forging, knocking, and welding to make the sculpture lightweight.
The supporting point of the sculpture presents the lightness of the sculpture with two curved surfaces, and the ingenious balance of structural mechanics is also presented in this work.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part of this sculpture is presenting the lightness of the sculpture with a double curved surface for the support points. In the process of experimenting with the balance of the sculpture, six models were made to test the circular hole that would affect the center of gravity of the sculpture. The size and the most suitable position were determined based on rational principles to achieve an exquisite balance of structural mechanics.
Research: The wind load influences the shape of the sculpture and the surface optimisation method. Aerodynamic shape optimisation has helped to achieve the optimum design for a sculpture while reducing the wind load.
Inspiration: The concept of this work is inspired by the fable at the beginning of the first chapter of Zhuangzi's philosophy, "A Happy Excursion".
This work seeks to explore the essence of all symbiotic phenomena that appear to be in opposition to each other and are interdependent. The abstract sculpture, light, and shadow refract and intertwine with the environment, not only projecting a seemingly real space but also creating an illusion of the personal subconscious.
Project Duration: The project took one year from concept model to finished work. This project was exhibited at the Taipei World Trade Center Art Fair in April 2016.
Operation Flow: This sculpture intends to symbolise the relationship of duality and interdependence by combining the large fish whale and fish eggs in the sea. The shape is made of round holes surrounded by solid bodies, respectively expressing large and small.
Image Credits: Jung-mei Wou