Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Kaupapa Rama me te Toi Mārama Competition Category.

ParahiKaupapa Rama· 2023

Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama

by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Client: MisoSoupDesign

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Kaupapa Rama Category

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The Design

About Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama

He Hitobito he whakaurunga rama i hangaia mo tetahi hakari rama i tu ki Taipei City i te tau 2023. Ko te hanganga i whakaawe mai i te tohu Hainamana mo te tangata, i hangaia e nga wae e rua e tautoko ana i a raua ano. E rua nga tomokanga whaiti e arahi ana i nga manuhiri ki roto, ka honoa nga huarahi kia kotahi te waahi nui ake. He kaiwhakaata kei waenganui e whakaputa ana i tetahi whakaahua nekeneke ki runga i te papa. He anga paipa rino i piko-a-ringatia, i peitatia ma, ka arangia ki nga rakau kokomuka whitiwhiti kotahi henemita te whanui. Ko te whanui o te whakaurunga 9.8 mita, ko te hohonutanga 7.8 mita, a ko te teitei 3.5 mita.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Hitobito Whakaurunga Rama i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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 façade 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