Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke by Yiru Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Toi me te Whakaaturanga Toi Competition Category.
ParahiToi· 2025
Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke
by Yiru Wang
Client: SaturnVII Studio
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Toi Category
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The Design
About Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke
Ko Elysium Echoes he mahi toi hurihuri e tirotiro ana i te hononga i waenga i te panonitanga taiao me te oranga tangata. He mea hanga tēnei mahi mai i te retini, konganuku, me te akiriki, ā, kei roto hoki he wāhanga i tāia ā-toru-ahunga me tētahi motuka hurihuri, ā, ko ōna nui he 45 ki te 45 ki te 50 henemita. E toru ngā wāhanga e whakaatu ana i ngā āhua tangata, whakawhitiwhiti, me te muri-tangata. Mā te hurihuri tonu ka pōrarurarua, ka whakakotahi anō hoki ēnei wāhanga hei tohu i ngā panonitanga whakawhanaketanga. Ka whakaohooho tēnei mahi toi i te whakaaro hōhonu mō te hangarau, te taiao, me te heke mai o te tangata.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke 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 Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke 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 Elysium Echoes Te Mahi Toi Ao Hurihuri Nekeneke 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
- Elysium Echoes explores the complex relationship between environmental change and human survival in a post-humanist era. It examines how humanity's evolving bond with the environment is influenced by the balance between technological progress and ecological sustainability.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 45*45*50cm
- Tags
- 3D Printing, Art Installation, Interdisciplinary Art, FutureEcology, ContemporaryTechArt
- Production Technology
- Rotating Motor, 3D Printing, Resin, Metal, Acrylic
- Design Challenge
- Elysium Echoes deconstructs the complex bond between humans and nature, prompting reflection on technological progress and its impact on life and evolution. As humanity's influence grows, a crucial question arises: should we reshape nature in the name of technology? Though the "post-human era" remains uncertain, it echoes a warning—our pursuit to replace the Creator may not unfold as envisioned.
- Research
- This research uses a speculative, practice-led approach to explore how technological progress reshapes humanity’s relationship with nature in the Anthropocene. Grounded in post-humanist theory, it critiques ethical ambiguities of ecological intervention and envisions alternative evolutionary paths. Through immersive installation art, kinetic prototyping, and participatory observation, a rotating structure (human/transitional/post-human) simulates evolutionary disruption. Data from 87 interviews, audience analytics, and impact simulations reveal a tension between techno-optimism and ecological humility, with 73% reconsidering humanity’s stewardship. The work advocates for ethical, interdisciplinary governance and positions design as a mediator between science and societal values.
- Inspiration
- In the post-human era, I explore how shifting environments and productivity levels shape human gene selection. Technological progress aids adaptation, yet sudden ecological upheaval risks collapsing our systems, regressing productivity and forcing genetic adaptation to dominate survival. Here, mutation emerges as life’s most reliable tool.
- Project Duration
- London Design Week 14–21 September 2024
Dutch Design Week 19–27 October 2024 - Operation Flow
- This dynamic installation explores biodiversity and evolution in the transition from humans to post-humans. Comprising three parts—human, transitional forms, and post-human—it rotates continuously, disrupting and recombining stages to simulate evolutionary shifts and new species. The work challenges biological boundaries and provokes thought on evolution, technology, and humanity’s future.
- Team Members
- YIRU WANG
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