플래티넘 순수 예술 · 2020
Superegg 조각 설치
- A' Design Award 플래티넘상 2020 in 순수 예술
- CLIENT: Jaco Roeloffs
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,230,332
- Verification code 28E5990344 · Verify this award
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About Superegg 조각 설치
Superegg는 인간의 편리함과 환경에 미치는 영향을 상징하는 일회용 커피 캡슐의 급속한 증식을 나타냅니다. 수학자 가브리엘 라메 (Gabriel Lame)가 기록한 바와 같이지면 위로 떠오르는 것처럼 보이는 질감이있는 기하학적 수퍼에 그 모양에는 무작위로 버려진 커피 캡슐이 완벽한 선으로 배열되어 있습니다. 본능적 인 경험은 모든 각도와 거리에서 시청자를 사로 잡습니다. 3000 개가 넘는 캡슐이 소셜 미디어 및 지역 사회에서 행동 유도를 통해 수집되었습니다. Superegg를 사용하면 시청자가 폐기물을 정독하고 새로운 재활용 습관을 장려 할 수 있습니다.
About the A' Design Award 플래티넘상
Superegg 조각 설치, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 플래티넘상 수상작으로, 진정으로 탁월하고 우아하며 장엄한 디자인에 수여되는 극히 권위 있는 인정입니다. 플래티넘상 수상작은 창조의 경이로움이자 지적 창의성의 한계를 보여 주는 증거이며, 디자이너의 비견할 데 없는 전문성과 천재성을 드러냅니다. 이러한 디자인은 한 시대의 미학을 규정하고 사회 복지에 기여하며 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 가장 명성 높은 작품이 될 것으로 기대됩니다. Superegg 조각 설치, 이 작품은 초월적인 수준의 탁월함을 보여 주며 유익하고 가치 있는 특성으로 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만듭니다. Superegg 조각 설치, 이 작품은 욕망을 일깨우고 영감을 주며 기쁨을 선사하는 A' Design Award 플래티넘상 수상작입니다.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Modern consumer product packaging can be irresponsible to nature and the human connection with it. This sculpture reveals the beauty and harmonious co-existence of humans and nature, made possible by thought-provoking art. Combining the core elements of art, the levitated Superegg creates a visceral experience that engages the viewer from all angles and distances. The ability to experience feelings and change perspectives through art, unites people, which is reflected in the sculpture image.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Dimensions, mm: 2038 high x 1463 diameter. Weight: 350kg. The bulk of the weight is concentrated in the base and centre core that gives stability. The art installation consists of 4 main parts (base, large and small wheels, aluminium strips), which facilitates the transportation of the structure and its assembling at exhibitions. Installation packaging and storage is a custom built crate with 4 panels that protects against bumps and scratches.
- Tags
- Superegg, installation, art-installation, sculpture, recycling, consumer products, coffee, life, feelings, earth
- Production Technology
- The support structure is made of aluminium, steel and plywood. The cylindrical core has 9 plywood 'wheels' cut and spaced precisely to form an exact superegg. The exterior is formed with 64 aluminium strips bent and rolled to match a 'Lame curve'. LED strips illuminate the sculpture from inside out. 3000 aluminium coffee capsules were collected via a call to action on social media and the local community. Capsules were cleaned and dents removed, then spaced accurately and glued on the surface.
- Design Challenge
- Creating and upscaling a superegg as documented in mathematics theory by French mathematician Gabriel Lame in the 19th century was a challenge. We first modelled the shape in 3D CAD space and converted it to 2D in order to use flat materials like plywood and aluminium sheet. Nine CNC cut plywood 'wheels' dictate the various horizontal extremities, are spread vertically along critically precise points on the core shaft ensuring the shape is true to its design parameters.
- Research
- Design research and development was carried out according to the author's observation of consumer behaviour and studies on the resultant impact of waste on our environment. Crowd-sourcing the main material for the sculpture installation (used coffee capsules) helped create an intriguing story of community involvement and care for the environment. The colours, shape and texture, interacting with each other in the context of the sculpture form, assisted in realising the vision of the artist.
- Inspiration
- The sculpture represents the rapid multiplying of single use coffee capsules, which symbolises human convenience and its impact on our environment. At the heart of the object is the geometric 'superegg' shape, combined with the capsules, it presents the contributions of hundreds of coffee consumers. The capsules are arranged into a new pattern, from random to perfectly spaced lines. This gives a new perspective and the opportunity to peruse our waste and lead us to rethink our recycling habits.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2019 in Brisbane, and finished and exhibited in September 2019 at SWELL Sculpture Festival on The Gold Coast, Australia.
- Operation Flow
- The sculpture serves as a visual, textured art object, with the intention of being viewed up close, or from a greater distance. Invited into serene space created by the form, line and texture, there are no defined viewing angles, encouraging the viewer to make their own discoveries. Appearing levitated above ground, the installation represents the contradiction of disorganised consumer product packaging rearranged in perfectly spaced lines, allowing for the beauty and randomness to be revealed.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Lexi Spooner, Variations, 2019
Optional Image #1: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #2: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #3: Photographer Lexi Spooner, 2019
Optional Image #4: Photographer Lee Burrows, 2019
