Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Ars Pulchra Competition Category.
AesArs Pulchra· 2025
Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva
by Lampo Leong and Yanxiu Zhao
Client: Unversity of Macau Centre for Arts and Design
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Ars Pulchra Category
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The Design
About Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva
In hac installatione immersiva, palatum colorum a tonis frigidis ad tonos calidos transit dum video progreditur, effectus tragicos calefactionis globalis repraesentans. Tamen, regelatio textus in fine video scintillam spei praebet, influentiam potentialem conatuum communium humanitatis significans. Haec creativa fusio picturae atramentariae traditionalis cum conceptu conscientiae environmentalis artem atramentariam classicam in regnum artis contemporaneae elevat, vitalitatem perdurantem atramenti Sinensis aetate digitali ostendens.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Icy Fire Installatio Artis Digitalis Immersiva necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The color palette shifts from cool to warm tones, symbolizing the distressing effects of global warming, yet the re-freezing of the text at the end of the video offers a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential impact of our collective efforts. The unique fusion of traditional ink painting with the concept of environmental consciousness propels classical ink art into the domain of contemporary art, showcasing the vitality of Chinese ink in the digital era.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- This is an immersive installation with digital ink generative video art projection on one wall with acrylic mirrors on the other three walls, as well as ceiling and floor. The dimension of the installation is 5.3m x 3m x 4m.
- Tags
- Digital Video Art, Immersive Installation, Contemporary Ink, Interactive Installation
- Production Technology
- This work began by hand-painted ink paintings on rice-paper. Next, converted these physical artworks into digital images using a high-resolution scanner. Finally, TouchDesigner is used to create dynamic movements, blending traditional techniques with digital elements to achieve an immersive installation beyond classical painting.
- Design Challenge
- Transformation of classical and contemporary ink painting techniques into postmodern digital video art and immersive installation.
- Research
- The color palette shifts from cool to warm tones, symbolizing the alarming effects of global warming, yet the re-freezing of the text at the end of the video offers a glimmer of hope, signifying the potential impact of our collective efforts.
- Inspiration
- Scientists’ statistics and predictions indicate that global warming could lead to catastrophic consequences for humanity. This international environmental crisis necessitates collective action from individuals and countries worldwide. The immersive digital ink generated video art installation, through the distinctive texture of Chinese ink painting and the language of geometric and gestural abstraction, depicts the transformation of a glacier from ice to fire.
- Project Duration
- This project started in Macao in 2023 and finished in 2024. The work was exhibited in Macao Museum of Art, Guangdong Museum of Art, Shenzhen Art Museum, and Glow Shenzhen 2024.
- Operation Flow
- Digital ink generative video art and immersive installation.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Lampo Leong, 2024.
- Team Members
- Lampo Leong
Yanxiu Zhao - Image Credits
- Image #1: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #2: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #3: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #4: Lampo Leong, 2024
Image #5: Lampo Leong, 2024
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