House of Dream Ars Publica by Ge Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Ars Pulchra Competition Category.

FerrumArs Pulchra· 2021

House of Dream Ars Publica

by Ge Xu

Client: China Academy of Art

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Ars Pulchra Category

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The Design

About House of Dream Ars Publica

Domus Somnii est sculptura artis publicae in urbe Shenzhen, Sinis, collocata. Sculptura ex chalybe inoxidabili, luminibus LED et lamina PC cum speculo unius directionis facta est, et 320 centimetra lata, 120 centimetra alta in profunditate et 400 centimetra alta metitur. Interdiu, superficies reflectens ambitum circumiacentem speculat. Noctu, lux mutabilis spatium intrinsecum efficit. Visitatores cum opere interagunt et effectus luminis mutant. Sculptura ad similem speciem multarum novarum aedium habitationis respondet et memorias domus revocat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

House of Dream Ars Publica victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur House of Dream Ars Publica creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. House of Dream Ars Publica ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This sculpture is located in ShenZhen,China. Due to the rapid development of many Chinese cities, the design of many residential buildings looks quite similar. People's understanding of home is no longer what it used to be, and the buildings in communities are monotonous rather than diversified. In terms of this sculpture, it would like to animate the space and remind people of their memories of home using lighting. From the visual sense to the spiritual exploration, people can feel the warmth from the old houses and create a poetic dwelling.
The works interact with people and change the lighting effects.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 320cm x Depth 120cm x Height 400cm
Tags: Public art, light, installation art, environment, artwork, exhibition
Production Technology: Stainless steel, LED, PC sheet with one-way mirror
Design Challenge: The particularity of lighting and new materials is made full use of to create a changeable inward space, which not only is a perfect combination of lighting and sculpture but also needs to take the different effects during daytime and at night into account.
The works interact with people and change the lighting effects.
Research: This works strives to draw lighting into the creation of public art, thus creating a new expression mechanism with the properties of light and new materials. Instead of being a tool to illuminate the sculpture merely, lighting is an essential part of artistic expression.
Inspiration: Home is like fire and water.It illuminates memories as well as things that Couldn’t be recalled. House of light reflects its surroundings in the daytime，Like a hard shell to protect family. whereas at night,the reflection of light extend the space to Infinity and lead to the abyss of human hearts and souls.
Project Duration: The project has been displayed at ShenZhen International Art Exhibition in May 2020.
Operation Flow: It reflects the surrounding environment during daytime, and forms an inward space with the changing lighting at night.
Team Members: Xu Ge
Image Credits: Xu Ge, 2020.