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Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری by Nouzha Evans

Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری by Nouzha Evans is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn in Hunera Dîjîtal Competition Category.


HesinHunera Dîjîtal· 2025

Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری

by Nouzha Evans

Client: Radius Art Gallery

Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn Winner in Hunera Dîjîtal Category

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The Design

About Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری

ئەم دیزاینە بە شێوەیەکی جوان جەوهەری گەردوونی فراوانبووەکە دەگرێت و دیمەنێک پێشکەش دەکات بۆ کەهکەشانێکی نەناسراو کە پڕە لە ڕەنگە زیندووەکان و وردەکارییە ئاڵۆزەکان. ئەوەی ئەم کارە تایبەت دەکات، بڕیارە ئازایانەکەی دیزاینەرەکەیە بۆ هەڵوەشاندنەوەی پلانێکی پێشوەختە بۆ کەهکەشانەکان و ئەستێرەکان. ئەو ڕێبازێکی ئازاد دەگرێتەبەر کە ڕێزی داهێنەری خۆڕسک دەگرێت، نەک پابەندبوون بە نەخشەیەکی توند کە پێویستی بە سڕینەوە و ڕەنگکردنەوەی توخمەکان هەبێت. ئەم هەڵبژاردنە دیزاینی گشتی بەهێزتر دەکات و بە مەبەست دەرفەتی ئەو فراوانتر دەکات بۆ دانانی هەر توخمێکی ئاسمانی بە شێوازێکی دینامیکی.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn

Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn e, nasîneke bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên baş re tê dayîn, yên ku pêdiviyên pîşeyî û pîşesaziyê yên ku ji afirandinên baş hatine sêwirandin têne hêvîkirin tînin cih. Xelatgirên Hesinînê jêhatîbûna mezin, pisporiya bilind, têgihiştina pisporî û kapasîteya afirîner a afirînerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری afirandineke pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal, pratîkî û nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Hesinînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên pîşesaziyê yekgirtî dike û xwedî taybetmendiyên teknîkî yên jêhatî ye ku bi zanîn û jêhatîbûnê ve girêdayî ne. Expanding U تاقیکردنەوەی هونەری ji ber baldariya xwe tê rêzgirtin û hatiye sêwirandin da ku kalîteya jiyanê baştir bike û alîkariya çêtirkirina dinyayê bike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Design is a unique blend of art and science, operating in a collection of keyframes stemming from a groundbreaking single experiment. This transformation from the traditional painting offers results rooted in a scientific process, research, and knowledge, encouraging further exploration and inspiring astrophysicists by merging scientific principles with artistic expression. This Design redefines the relationship between art and science by introducing a dynamic entanglement concept reflecting an expanding universe.
Dimensions & Packaging
12" x 12" 30 x 30 cm
Aluminum sheet – with amounts of other metals (Iron & silicon)
Colors: Three shades of Bleu
Tags
Model, Scale factor, Hubble flow, Redshift, Density, Energy, Art, Paint, Aluminum, Gravity
Production Technology
Here is a segment from the artist's communication with an astrophysicist responding to her letter:
Professor Mark... It is certainly possible to perform laboratory experiments that shed insight into astrophysical phenomena. An example is the use of laser-produced shocks to study how shocks behave in the interstellar medium. However, the dominant force in shaping the behavior of galaxies is gravity, and to my knowledge there is no simple laboratory analog for a self-gravitating system. In the laboratory, all the masses we deal we deal with are so small that their self-gravity is insignificant compared to the other forces. A system where the dominant force is electromagnetic, for example, doesn't generally have the property that every part attracts every other part, as a gravitating system does. Similarly, paint on a surface is governed by complex forces of static electricity, surface tension, etc...
Design Challenge
Isn't unifying the four fundamental forces a dream for every astrophysicist? What sets the physics in an artist's studio apart?
• The images from the experiment resemble galaxy photos, but the underlying mechanisms differ. Our limited understanding of the physics behind the shapes and sizes means we use various colors and rely on tension, collisions, and fluid chemistry to create the observed designs.
• Each element influences the outcome, but their interplay is crucial. When the paint dries, we capture a moment of stability while keeping it active, allowing for continuous evolution.
• Both an artist's studio and a scientist's lab exist in the same universe, governed by similar forces. Both astrophysicists and artists appreciate this connection. However, the submitted model's designer lacks a scientist's tools and knowledge, leaving valuable insights locked within the model, waiting to be tested in a laboratory.
Research
Exploring the connection between art and astrophysics can lead to innovative solutions. Three key factors inspire this design:
1. telescope images' captivating colors and shapes significantly influence the artwork.
2. The complex challenges in astrophysics at the intersection of theoretical physics, observational astronomy, and computational science are a source of inspiration for the designer, who seeks to learn from what physicists share with the curious public.
3. breakthroughs in astrophysics often occur at the intersection of traditional and emerging fields. This design aims to bring art to the dialogue on innovative connections, such as visualizing complex data or applying astrophysical concepts creatively.
Inspiration
As a child in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains, the artist often gazed at the stars and asked: why no stars adorned the ground around her or hung in the air. Feeling excluded from the beauty of the sky, it was only after moving to California 41 years ago that she learned about our place in the Milky Way galaxy and the vastness of the universe. This understanding brought her a sense of belonging, transforming her childhood feelings of isolation into creativity and curiosity about astrophysics. Her unique perspective informs her art, as she aims to create pieces that reflect scientific insights rather than simply replicate Hubble's images. For her, scientific knowledge is a source of empowerment.
Project Duration
Location: San Rafael, California.
Duration: Testing phase: July 2010. Frieze and refrigerate the final frame: July 2010. The submitted image is one of multiple frames generated from the same art-science experiment.
Operation Flow
The design skillfully blends audience interaction and engagement, fostering dynamic dialogue and meaningful connections among participants. This artwork captivates the audience by integrating various art forms – visual arts and music—within a meticulously structured methodology and clearly defined frameworks. It creates thrilling opportunities for collaboration and exploration. Attendees are encouraged to participate actively, allowing for a richer, more immersive experience that invites diverse perspectives and innovative ideas.
Patents
Expanding U Visual artwork
Registered Copyright to Nouzha Evans
U.S. Copyright Office
101 Independence Ave. S.E.
Washington, D.C.
20559-6000
Team Members
Nouzha Evans Artist, Creative Director
Image Credits
Copyright:
1-14828118051
Expanding U, work of the visual arts
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