Dance with Life A Te Iwi by Kuo-Hsiang Kuo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Toi me te Whakaaturanga Toi Competition Category.
HiriwaToi· 2023
Dance with Life A Te Iwi
Client: Yi-Shiung Architeceture Construction Ltd
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Toi Category
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About Dance with Life A Te Iwi
He toi toi a te iwi i hangaia ki te kowiri tira. Ka whakauruhia ki waenganui o tetahi waahanga wai i te waahi whanui. Ko te tinana matua he mea tito e rua nga tohu kore mutunga pangarau. Ko te ahua o te katoa ka honoa ki te hanganga hau. I te nuinga o te wa ka puta i roto i te ahua pateko, engari ka nui ake te hau i te parenga hanganga, ka peia te taputapu hau-a ki te huri noa. Ko nga mahi toi e tohu ana i te herekore mutunga kore o te tuhura o te ao me te whakaatu i te tirohanga pai me te tumanako.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Dance with Life A Te Iwi te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Dance with Life A Te Iwi he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Dance with Life A Te Iwi he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Its smooth and vivid shapes highlight the infinite freedom of life exploration,convey an atmosphere that is fresh, beautiful, and rejuvenating! This public sculpture with wind structure is installed on a pool at the center of a circular plaza. It is a important landmark, Hope to make people feel the wonder between life and the universe.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Size : W240* D240* H600 cm
- Tags
- Public art，Wind power，Land art，sculpture，public lighting，metal sculpture，abstract art，urban space
- Production Technology
- It is made of stainless steel, The metal surface includes 3 kinds of textures, such as mirror polishing and grinding, and titanium plating. In order to reduce the resistance caused by the weight of the parts, the two ends of the wind structure are composed of ball bearings and tapered bearings.
- Design Challenge
- The public art of wind structure is the spiritual value of this sculpture. The most difficult thing is to consider the wind-driven structure in the process of creating the sculptural form, and to combine the two into one in the perfect design aesthetics. This is a big challenge. But the process is very interesting.
- Research
- This wind-structured public sculpture is installed in a residential area of New Town. This is a very important landmark. Hope to make people feel the wonder between life and the universe, and also be full of expectations for the future.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the ∞, the symbol of infinity in mathematics is ∞, which comes from the Latin infinitas, which means no boundary. This work takes it as the core, and uses bright stainless steel to construct a smooth and A shape with a sense of visual penetration.In order to enhance the overall details and aesthetic feeling, a group of golden wind-moving structures that can rotate naturally under the drive of the wind are set up by using the gap generated in the center of the two interlaced structures, conveying the spiritual symbol of the endless cycle of life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in March 2022 and finished with installation in Taichung,Taiwan in October 2022
- Operation Flow
- The installation position of the sculpture is at the center point of the main moving line. Visitors can interact and approach work from all directions. It is a popular object for photographers and tourists.
- Image Credits
- Photos #1, #2, #3, #4, #4 photographer - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
Video - Kuo,Kuo-Hsiang
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