Wind Crystals Wandkristaller by Hide Lin

Wind Crystals Wandkristaller by Hide Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Schéi Kënschten a Konschtinstallatioun Design Competition Category.

SëlwerSchéi Konscht· 2022

Wind Crystals Wandkristaller

by Hide Lin

Client: doT & associates

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Schéi Konscht Category

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The Design

About Wind Crystals Wandkristaller

Wind Crystals ass eng Konschtinstallatioun am Fräien, déi am Kanton Budai zu Taiwan gebaut gouf. D'Wierk erënnert un déi lokal Salzindustrie duerch Formen, déi op Salzkristaller baséieren. Mahagoni-Holz gëtt op zwee speziellen Wénkele geschnidden, fir sech verjéngend polygonesch Kadere ze schafen, déi zu enger Fachwierkstruktur zesummegefüügt ginn, déi sech fräi verlängere léisst. Nëmmen zwou Zort vu Komponente bilden de ganze Kierper, sou datt d'Deeler an enger Fabrik virbereet ginn an d'Montagezäit um Site kuerz gehale gëtt. D'Installatioun deckt 24 Quadratmeter of an dréint sech mat der Mierbrise, andeems se dem Liicht an dem Schied laanscht d'Küst follegt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Wind Crystals Wandkristaller 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 Wind Crystals Wandkristaller 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. Wind Crystals Wandkristaller 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: At the invitation of government, we designed this installation using salt crystals. The salt industry in BuDai County has become a memory, while the sea breeze and sun are still present. The mahogany wood is used to create a tapered frame that connects the crystallized salt to form a truss structure that can be extended freely. When the sea breeze blows, it rotates according to the wind direction and strength of the wind, chasing the light and the shadow, and the murmur of BuDai County.
Dimensions & Packaging: 24 square meters in full size.
Tags: installation art, light installation, salt crystal, culture
Production Technology: The salt crystals are polygonal in shape, so the overall shape is a combination of polygons constructed from wood, arranged in an irregular way to show the natural composition of the salt as it is pushed into a pile. The polygon is made of wood to create an outer contour and an inner structure that can interact with the wind, giving the whole piece not only an image of salt crystals, but also a sense of the importance of natural elements to the salt industry in terms of finishing.
Design Challenge: Considering the convenience of fabrication, the design of the whole body is composed of only two different components: component A, which is composed of the top and bottom, and component B, which is composed of the middle.
Research: Because the module is not a cube, it will present a multi-angle organic shape after assembly. In production, the wood is not cut at a complete 90 degree angle, but at two special angles that allow the triangular surfaces to be completely reunited. Through the modular approach, the basic shapes are processed in the factory, keeping the on-site assembly time to a minimum.
Inspiration: In order to stimulate the local tourism industry, the government in Taiwan planned a landscape art season and invited four Taiwanese artists to create landscape artworks using a variety of materials such as bamboo, wood, wood chips, iron, woven string, and laser light to illustrate the dialogue between light and shadow. Therefore, we use salt crystals to describe the salt industry scene in the past.
Project Duration: It was built in July 2020 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In addition to boosting the tourism industry, we hope that through this art installation, people can learn about the local culture and history in a short period of time. Southwest Coast is a coastal township by the Taiwan Strait. The area is mainly a rural area in western Taiwan, with agriculture, fishing, and salt as the main industries. The people who have participated in the salt industry for 338 years have not only left behind a fascinating history of salt industry and a touching salt literature, but also the salt relics that have added a touch of white tone to the southwest coastal sea.
Patents: Copyrights belong to doT & associates, 2020.
Team Members: Design Director : Hide Lin,
Art Director : Yvon Chiu,
Designer : Andy Liao
Image Credits: YHLAA