Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu by Lin Ching Ke

Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu by Lin Ching Ke is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Gangsa in Seni Rupa Competition Category.

GangsaSeni Rupa· 2026

Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu

by Lin Ching Ke

Client: Shilin Shennong Temple

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Seni Rupa Category

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The Design

About Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu

Incense adolah instalasi seni bambu bakala gadang nan dibuek untuak sabuah kuil di Taipei. Karya iko mananafsirkan baliak ritual tradisional pambakaran dupo. Bambu Taiwan nan diambiak dari daerah satampek dibengkokkan jo paneh sarato dianyam dalam babarapo lapisan, kamudian ditambah jo kain tembus cahayo. Bantuak nan mamiliang tu maingekkan kito ka garik asok nan naiak. Instalasi iko baukuran 3000 milimeter leba, 3000 milimeter dalam, jo 4000 milimeter tinggi. Pangunjuang dapek bajalan di sakuliliang sarato di bawah struktur tu jo maliek cahayo matoari nan lalu malewati anyaman bambu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. Incense Instalasi Seni Bambu mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Incense is a large scale bamboo installation that reinterprets the ritual of incense burning through contemporary spatial art. By integrating translucent textiles with organic bamboo structures, the work captures the ephemeral quality of rising smoke. The installation invites viewers into a quiet encounter with spiritual transcendence, bridging traditional cultural practices and modern aesthetics.
Dimensions & Packaging: The installation measures 3000 millimeters in width, 3000 millimeters in depth, and 4000 millimeters in height.
Tags: Bamboo installation, ritual art, incense culture, temple-inspired, spiritual design, contemporary craft, Taiwanese bamboo, ephemeral forms, faith and memory, sustainable installation
Production Technology: Crafted from locally sourced Taiwanese bamboo, the installation utilizes original weaving techniques developed by the artist. Through heat-bending, multi layered weaving, and precise structural calculations, the design forms a spiraling shape that echoes the movement of smoke. The work harmonizes engineering precision with the natural flexibility of bamboo, resulting in a structure that is both stable and ethereal.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was achieving structural balance between visual lightness and physical stability. Traditional bamboo techniques were adapted for large scale application, requiring iterative experimentation, sensitivity to environmental factors, and thoughtful integration with the historical context of the sacred site.
Research: This project involved design research focused on reinterpreting incense rituals through the use of sustainable materials. The objective was to visualize ephemeral smoke using stable spatial forms. The process included material experimentation, digital simulation, and structural prototyping. The results highlighted bamboo’s potential to express intangible cultural heritage within a contemporary design framework.
Inspiration: Incense draws inspiration from the intangible cultural tradition of incense burning in Taiwanese temples. The ephemeral movement of smoke and its spiritual connotation are reimagined through contemporary spatial design, transforming invisible rituals into a meditative and immersive visual experience that connects memory, faith, and modern life.
Project Duration: The project was developed over a six month period in Taipei, with installation completed at Shilin Shen Nong Temple between August 8 and September 8, 2024.
Operation Flow: Viewers are invited to move around and beneath the installation, observing shifting patterns of light and shadow as natural sunlight filters through the bamboo weave. This dynamic interaction encourages quiet contemplation, evoking the transience of incense smoke and establishing a dialogue between spiritual ritual and contemporary interpretation.