Shang Shui 역사적 상기 by Yueh Mei Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award 동상 in 설치 디자인 Competition Category.

동설치· 2024

Shang Shui 역사적 상기

by Yueh Mei Cheng

Client: Taichung Mass Rapid Transit Corporation

A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 설치 Category

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The Design

About Shang Shui 역사적 상기

샹슈이는 담배, 관개 수로, 지속 가능한 자원, 희망의 빛이라는 네 가지 디자인 요소를 통합합니다. 이들은 옛 타이중-지우셔의 기억을 상징하며, 타이중의 백년 발전사와 대지의 기억을 예술에 융합합니다. 증강현실을 활용하여 몰입형 시각 경험을 창출함으로써, 지우셔를 지나는 통행인들이 타이중 발전의 역사를 목격할 수 있게 하여 환경과 사람의 거리를 좁힙니다. 지면 위 반짝이는 물결은 생명력을 부여받아 공간에 풍부한 에너지를 불어넣습니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 동상

Shang Shui 역사적 상기, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Shang Shui 역사적 상기, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Shang Shui 역사적 상기, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The interactive design delicately evokes viewers emotions, creating an additional mobile visual world within the artwork.
AR enhances the interaction between passengers and the space, transforming the MRT station from just some place people pass by into a hub where passengers can experience the past and present of Jiushe, continuing their journey with newfound satisfaction and joy.
Dimensions & Packaging: 700cm x 700cm x 507.5cm
Tags: Public Space, Public Art, AR, Interaction, History, Memory
Production Technology: The main material used in the artwork is mirror-finish
stainless steel sheets.
Design Challenge: The mirrored stainless steel design of the "circle" in this artwork is intended to symbolize the "wholeness" brought by water and light in terms of creative concept. However, lifting, securing, and aligning it posed a significant challenge. In the end, the decision was made to cut the circular steel structure into four equal parts and design connecting arms at the seams. This installation method simultaneously addressed concerns related to aesthetics, structure, installation, and future thermal expansion and contraction.
Research: During the Yongzheng era, the irrigation system was developed to divert water from the Dajia River to the Taichung area, with the Leigong River in Jiushe serving as a crucial point for water diversion. During the Japanese rule period, the Japanese introduced tobacco leaves to Taiwan, and with the help of the advanced irrigation system, tobacco exports became one of the major sources of local income in Jiushe.

In 1898, during the heyday of tobacco cultivation, the area where Jiushe Station is now located was called the "Jiushe Village " during the Japanese rule period. At that time, the area was predominantly paddy fields and tobacco fields. The preserved "tobacco barn" stands as an important historic landmark that bears witness to the flourishing development of the local tobacco industry.
Inspiration: Shang Shui, also known as Water of Life in English, depicts the history of an irrigation channel branching off from the Dajia River, used for watering tobacco leaves in Jiushe. The MRT line now brings convenience and endless vitality to Jiushe. Shang Shui, derived from the Taiwanese expression for “most beautiful,” represents the local essence of "water and light" as symbols of the area's lifeline, conveying the notions of "sustainability" and "prosperity".
Project Duration: The artwork is complete and open in July 2022 and it is located in MRT Jiushe station, Beitun District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: Under the mirror stainless steel lighting plates around the center are three interactive AR installations. Viewers can interact with these AR devices and learn about the past beauty and glory of Jiushe through three scenarios.

Passengers can capture different postures and appearances of the works, and save the images to recall the old stories of Jiushe.
Team Members: Integrator: Boxing Landscape Co., Ltd.
Designer: Yueh Mei Cheng
Producer: Ming Yu Hsiao, Yu Chuan Chen
Structure: Hung i Tai
AR artist: Yu Fan He
Image Credits: Main image: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #1: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #2: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #3: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022
Option image #4: Photographer Chun Li, Shang Shui, 2022

Video credits: Chun Li, Yu Fan He, 2022