Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis by Nargiza Usmanova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Luminarium Competition Category.
ArgentumLuminaria· 2021
Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis
Client: Yonge + St. Clair BIA
Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Luminaria Category
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The Design
About Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis
Crystal institutionis artis facta est ad Yonge + St. Clair Fall Art Festival (Toronto, Canada) quae ad negotia localia promovenda spectat. Crystal abstractum est 3D obiectum 3 metrorum in altitudine et 10 metra longum, ad demonstrandum processum transformationis per cancellos crystalli. Figuras triangulare utens, artifex volumen structurae fabricae crystalli similem fecit. Ad figuram figurandam, structura ducta fune connexione et illuminata 5 metris ductus Neon flex lucem e terra.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum
Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Crystal Cristallum Accendens Institutionem Artis creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The art installation "Crystal" is made for the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival which is aimed to promote local businesses. The "Crystal" has been designed to show the process of transformation throughout the crystal lattice. Using triangular shapes, we created a volumetric structural arch resembling a crystal. To define the shape, we included rope knitting in the design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Installation size:
length - 7.5 m, width - 3.5 m, height - 3.2 m - Tags
- art installation, lighting installation, knitted installation, tube structure, handmade, crystal
- Production Technology
- Materials used in the project:
115 meters of copper tube pipes,
900 meters of ropes,
1000 zip-ties,
5 meters of LED Neon Flex - Research
- To implement the idea to life, we had to make a decision on how tubes should be connected. Using ropes was a great solution to keep the structure solid enough and at the same time to have the ability to adjust angles of pipes during assembly. To make sure this works, we developed two additional mock-ups before doing a real one.
- Inspiration
- Our lives and lifestyles change (transform) over time. We utilized this idea in the "Crystal" installation, one of 6 art installations presented by local artists during the “Yonge + St. Clair” Fall Art Festival (Toronto, Canada) with the main theme of transformation.
- Project Duration
- One month of outdoor exposure in Toronto, Canada (Yonge + St. Clair)
- Operation Flow
- The installation "Crystal" stimulates the senses of passers-by and makes them think about their own journey through life. Copper tubes and ropes used in the structure are aimed to symbolize the diversity of life. Cooper tubing has been used to represent choices. People choose the path that they are on and although it may not always seem like it, have control over their life and destiny. Ropes have been used to symbolize the many factors which influence people’s choices.
The piece is aimed to merge with the urban landscape and change over time, gaining features from its surroundings. - Patents
- Copyrights belong to Nargiza Usmanova, 2019
- Team Members
- Nargiza Usmanova
Maxim Zinchuk - Image Credits
- Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk
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