Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Ars Pulchra Competition Category.

FerrumArs Pulchra· 2023

Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Ars Pulchra Category

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The Design

About Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum

Hitobito est institutum artis creatum pro feriis lanternarum Taipei anno 2023 celebratis. Structura ex litera Sinensi hominis inspirationem trahit, quae ex duobus membris se invicem sustinentibus formatur. Duo aditus parvi in unum spatium maius coalescunt, ubi proiector in medio positus imagines motas in solum proicit. Compages ex tubis chalybeis manu curvatis constructa, virgis bambusae uno centimetro latis vestitur, texturam Asiaticam traditionalem cum structura industriali coniungens. Institutum 9,8 metra lata, 7,8 metra profunda et 3,5 metra alta metitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum 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 Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum 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. Hitobito Opus Artis Institutum ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: HitoBito is the art installation created for the lantern festival in Taipei City in 2023. The structural design draws inspiration from the Chinese character of a person, which is two members supporting each other. The two small entrances, which face one of the main entrances to the festival venue, merge into one space where people can audit the projection on the ground.
Dimensions & Packaging: 9.8 meter width, 7.8 meter depth, and 3.5 meter height
Tags: Art Installation, Lighting Installation, Bamboo, Taipei, Taiwan
Production Technology: Manually bent steel pipe structure is cladded with 1cm bamboo dowels in its width. A projector is installed at the center of installation to project the motion graphic onto the floor.
Design Challenge: The installation is the combination of industrial material and traditional Asian bamboo crafting. The organic shape of installation is composed with three dimensional curvature. Thus, the weaved surface with bamboo dowels are adopted with steel pipe structure to wrap the installation.
Research: This art installation is the part of Taiwan lantern festival hosted in Taipei city in February 2023. The event is integrated in the Taipei urban fabric with interaction with the visitors in the city. Hito bito is selected as one of new immigrant installation to celebrate diversity of Taiwan with many nations to work and live together.
Inspiration: The design inspiration is where people gather and feel the diversity of Taipei City. The weaved bamboo facade and white-painted steel pipes represent the traditional Asian crafting method meeting with architectural structure.
Project Duration: The design started in November 2022 and finished construction in January 2023 in Taipei City. The Lantern festival was open to public in February 2023.
Operation Flow: Major flow of visitors is located on the narrow side entrance of the installation. Visitors enter the space individually, and meet at the larger space where has a projection of motion graphic.
Team Members: Daisuke Nagatomo
Minnie Jan
Jenny Yeh
Hao Sung