Superegg Sazkirina Keviran by Jaco Roeloffs

Superegg Sazkirina Keviran by Jaco Roeloffs is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn in Dîzayna Hunerên Bedew û Sazkirina Hunerî Competition Category.

PlatînHunera Bedew· 2020

Superegg Sazkirina Keviran

by Jaco Roeloffs

Client: Jaco Roeloffs

Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn Winner in Hunera Bedew Category

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The Design

About Superegg Sazkirina Keviran

Superegg nûneriya pirrengiya bilez a kapsulên yekane bikar tîne, ku sembola mirov û bandora wê li hawirdorê sembolîze dike. Li jêrzemîna ku ji jorê hatî veqetandin, xalîçeya geometrî geometrî ya supereggê, ku ji hêla matematîkzan Gabriel Lame ve hatî belgekirin, bi kapsulên qehwe yên nepakkirî yên ku di nav xêzên bêkêmasî de hatine veqetandin, diqulipîne. Tecrûbeya visceral temaşeyî temaşevanan re dike. Zêdetirî 3000 kapsula bi bangek ji bo çalakiyê li ser medyaya civakî û civaka herêmî hate berhev kirin. Superegg destûr dide ku temaşevanan biweşîneyan bişoxilîne û adetên nû yên vesazkirinê teşwîq bike.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn

Superegg Sazkirina Keviran xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên bi rastî awarte, xweşik û bi heybet re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Platînê ecêbên afirandinê ne, şahidiya sînorên afirînerîya hişî ne û pîşekarî û jêhatîbûna bêhempa ya sêwiranerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku ev sêwiran karên herî navdar bin, yên ku bedewiya serdemekê diyar dikin, ji bo başiya civakê tevkarî dikin û sînorên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê fireh dikin. Superegg Sazkirina Keviran bilindbûna ji asta asayî derbasbûyî nîşan dide û bi taybetmendiyên xwe yên bikêr dinyayê çêtir dike. Superegg Sazkirina Keviran berhemeke bi Xelata A' Design Award a Platîn serketî ye ku daxwazan şiyar dike, îlham dide, kêfxweş dike û şahiyeke mezin çêdike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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.
Team Members: Artist: Jaco Roeloffs
Design Engineering: Andrew Strelnikov
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