Imagination and Reality Whakaahua by Ciara Chapman

Imagination and Reality Whakaahua by Ciara Chapman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.

RinoWhakairoiro· 2024

Imagination and Reality Whakaahua

by Ciara Chapman

Client: Ciara Chapman Illustration

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Whakairoiro Category

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The Design

About Imagination and Reality Whakaahua

E whakaatu ana tēnei tohu piri matapihi nui i te whakakotahitanga o te ao tūturu me te moemoeā, hei whakaputa i tētahi whakaaro mō te oranga o te tangata i muri i tētahi maimoatanga hauora. Ka piri te whakaahua ki te karaihe i roto o tēnei whare hira, ā, e neke atu ana i te 10,000mm te teitei. I hangaia tēnei mahi toi me te whakaaro nui ki te wāteatanga. Kua whakatūria te mahi toi ki te wāhi matapihi nā te mea ka māmā te tiro mai i waho o te whare. Nō reira, ka āhei ngā tāngata o te hapori te noho ki roto i ō rātou motokā ki te mātakitaki i te whakaahua mēnā e hiahiatia ana e ō rātou here ā-tinana.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Imagination and Reality Whakaahua te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Imagination and Reality Whakaahua he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Imagination and Reality Whakaahua mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This large window decal illustrates where reality and imagination merge to create an impression of an individual's life after a medical intervention. The illustration adheres to the glass on the inside of this impressive building, measuring over 10,000mm in height.
Dimensions & Packaging: 10205mm high x 6290mm wide
Tags: art, street art, installation, illustration, medical, imagination
Production Technology: This project was created as a digital illustration and sent to a printing agency for print and installation. The windows of this wonderful Cork Opera House building were measured and each section of the image was printed to the specification of the building. The medium is vinyl and each section was installed on the same day.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was the scale of the image. This artwork was the first large scale illustration by this artwork. Cork city is host to incredible street art and this piece of artwork had to stand up to the artwork that already exists in the city while also being respectful of the host building. The largest challenge was to ensure the artwork didn't look like an event or performance that was happening at Cork Opera House so as not to confuse their patrons.
Research: The primary research tools was a personal accounts of life with a chronic medical condition as experienced by the artist.
Inspiration: This illustration was created with the idea of how reality and imagination merge and muddle in our lives after a medical intervention or event.
Project Duration: This project was installed at Cork Opera House, Cork city, Ireland and ran from September to November 2022.
Operation Flow: This artwork was created with accessibility in mind. The artwork is installed in a window space because window spaces are accessible to view from outside the building. Therefore, members of the public who view the image can stay in their car to view the image should their physical limitations require them to do so. Day or night this image can be viewed by the public.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Shane J Horan / Illustrator, Creator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs
Image #2: Photographer Aoife Claffey / Illustrator Ciara Chapman / Printer, Installer Cork Signs