Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun by Huifeng Lin

Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun by Huifeng Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Schéi Kënschten a Konschtinstallatioun Design Competition Category.

SëlwerSchéi Konscht· 2020

Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun

by Huifeng Lin

Client: Bsa Design

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Schéi Konscht Category

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The Design

About Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun

Tide and Stream ass eng Konschtinstallatioun, déi fir e Gebai zu Guangzhou geschaf gouf. Den ieweschten transparenten Deel stellt d'Flut duer, déi Saache symboliséiert, déi vun anere Plazen op Guangzhou bruecht ginn. Seng faarweg Elementer solle jonk Leit undéngen. Den ënneschte Metallpart steet fir de Baach a stellt lokal Inneland-Saache duer, déi staark a räich u Bedeitung sinn. Zeeche, déi d'kantonesesch Kultur an d'Liewenshaltung vun de Leit aus Guangzhou droen, ginn do als beweeglech Setzplacke gewisen. D'Installatioun ass aus champagnergoldem Edelstol, transparentem Acryl a Serigrafie-Edelstol gemaach.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Tide and Stream Konschtinstallatioun ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The upper transparent part represents "tide", standing for things brought to Guangzhou from other places. Colorful and dazzling elements are loved by young people. The lower metal part stands for "stream", representing indigenous things of the inland that are strong, rich, and meaningful. Characters we believe that carry the Cantonese culture and Guangzhou people's life attitude are displayed there in the form of movable type plates.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 800mm x Depth 800mm x Height 350mm
Tags: Tide and stream, Pearl River, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Cantonese culture, inclusiveness, dissemination, water culture
Production Technology: Materials: Champaign gold stainless steel, transparent acrylic, silkscreen stainless steel.
Design Challenge: Digital design method was applied for 3D modeling when designing the installation. Since the artist hoped it would be a building entity, structural calculation and incident light calculation were carried out during the design process. The space underneath the installation is the first overhead layer of the building. The streamlined metal shape can form flowing air at the bottom of the building, while allowing natural light to refract at the bottom of and inside the building.
Research: The artist hoped the exquisite and gorgeous appearance could attract young people fond of contemporary art to appreciate the installation. They might discover what's in and behind the installation during the process of appreciation and finally get interested and think about it. The artist provided a trigger point for the audience to reflect on and think about traditional local culture, hoping more people to know about Guangzhou, an ancient and special city, from its developmental history to unique inclusiveness and to its particular role in world cultural exchange and integration.
Inspiration: Through years of the observation of the Pearl River tides, the designer discovered something interesting: the river water is cyan blue at high tide, and is mostly chartreuse at low tide. Cyan blue is the color of the sea while chartreuse is the color of upstream rivers. It seems to tell us the amusing phenomenon that when tides and streams converge, tides flow upward to the land and streams downward to the sea. Based on that, the design team created the artistic installation, Tide and Stream.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2019 and finished in December 2019 in Guangzhou.
Operation Flow: The designers used an artistically abstract way to express the phenomenon of tide upward and stream downward; tried to describe the similar scene where the Chinese and Western cultures collide in Guangzhou; and hoped to make visitors understand the inclusiveness of Guangzhou culture.
Team Members: Chief designer: Huifeng Lin
Designer: Mi Kwan
Designer: Zihao Situ
Designer: Zhiyua Pan
Designer: Qigang Feng
Design company: BSA DESIGN
Image Credits: Image #1-Image #5: Photographer Y studio
Main image is Image #1, Optional Image #1 is Image #2, Optional Image #2 is Image #3, Optional Image #3 is Image #4, Optional Image #4 is Image #5.