Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Toi Whakaari, Atamira, Āhua me te Tirohanga Competition Category.
HiriwaToi Whakaari· 2026
Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira
by Lampo Leong, Yanxiu Zhao and Haozheng Wu
Client: Centre for Digital Arts, Department of Arts and Design, University of Macau
A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Toi Whakaari Category
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The Design
About Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira
Ka tūhuratia e te mahi te wā e tūtaki ai te ora rauwiringa kaiao ki ngā āhuatanga oranga hou ka puta mai i te waikawa hiriwa, tae atu ki te Mōhio Hangahanga (AI) me ngā pūnaha hātepe. Mā te whakamahi i te Ahutahi hei kupu whakarite ariā, ka tirohia te āhua o tēnei whakakotahitanga ki te whakahou i ngā whakaaro mō te ora, te tuakiri, me te whakaaro pūoranga. Hei kē i te whakaatu i te hiriwa hei whakakapi mō te rauwiringa kaiao, ka aro nui te mahi ki te hangahanga ranu, te noho tahi, me te awe takirua. Ko te pūtake o te mahi, he atamira mō tētahi kōrerorero e whanake haere ana i waenga i te waro me te hiriwa, e whakaaro ana ki tētahi anamata whakapae ka hangaia e ngā āheinga hou o te whaitinana.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Hiriwa
Ko Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira 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 Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira 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 Carbon Silicon Singularity Te Hoahoa Atamira 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
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The work explores coexistence, convergence, and hybridization of distinct life forms. When humans project perception and emotion onto algorithmic systems, these entities operate as reflection that refract and complicate our understanding of human essence. The motif of a "dialogue between carbon and silicon" constitutes a conceptual axis: two forces simultaneously resisting, permeating, and co-constituting one another. Their intersection illuminates a speculative and fantastic future.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- This immersive installation measures 3.2m x 3.2m x 3.7m and features a digital ink generative video displayed on an LED panel. Acrylic mirrors line the walls, ceiling, and floor, creating a reflective environment that also functions as a stage for modern dance performance.
- Tags
- Immersive Stage Design, Dance Performance, Immersive Installation, Interaction between Calligraphy and Body Movement
- Production Technology
- This work begins with hand painted ink artworks and calligraphy on rice-paper. These physical pieces are then digitized using a high-resolution scanner. Using multiple tools and software, the images are transformed into dynamic, generative video compositions. Ultimately, the resulting immersive fine art installation becomes the stage environment for a modern dance performance.
- Design Challenge
- Transforming classical and contemporary ink painting and calligraphy into postmodern, digitally generated video art presents significant creative and technical challenges. Additionally, the video work also functions simultaneously as an immersive installation and as stage design for modern dance performance, further expanding the complexity and innovation of the project.
- Research
- This work explores the transitional moment in which humanity confronts the emergence of silicon based forms of existence such as artificial intelligence and computational systems alongside traditional carbon based life. Using the Singularity as a conceptual metaphor, the work examines how this shift re-configures established understandings of life, identity, and ontology. Rather than depicting silicon as a replacement for organic existence, the work emphasizes hybridization, coexistence, and mutual influence. As humans project perception and emotion onto machinic entities, these systems reflect and complicate our understanding of human essence. Central to the series is the evolving dialogue between carbon and silicon - two forces that resist, permeate, and co-constitute one another - pointing toward a speculative future defined by hybridity and expanded possibilities of embodiment and being.
- Inspiration
- This series adopts the Singularity as a conceptual metaphor to examine the transitional moment in which humanity stands between carbon based life and emerging silicon based modes of existence. This shift signals a fundamental redefinition of life, self awareness, and embodiment. As carbon and silicon converge within shared temporal and spatial conditions, the boundaries of life become increasingly porous, allowing new ontological configurations to emerge.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2025 in Guangdong and finished in December 2025 in Beijing, and it was exhibited in The 10th Beijing International Art Biennale in 2025.
- Operation Flow
- An immersive, digitally generated video art installation that serves as the stage environment for a modern dance performance. As the dancer moves through the space, she interacts with evolving calligraphic strokes, generating imagery that signifies an ongoing dialogue between carbon based life and emerging silicon based forms of existence.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Lampo Leong, 2025.
- Team Members
- Lampo Leong
Yanxiu Zhao
Haozheng Wu
Dan Wang
Shiyun Wan
Li Lin - Image Credits
- Image #1: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #2: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #3: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #4: Lampo Leong, 2025
Image #5: Lampo Leong, 2025
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