Germination Kunstinstallasjon by Atsushi Kobayashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronse in Kunst og kunstinstallasjonsdesign Competition Category.
BronseKunst· 2023
Germination Kunstinstallasjon
Client: TV Asahi Corporation
A' Design Award i Bronse Winner in Kunst Category
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The Design
About Germination Kunstinstallasjon
Germination er en oppslukende kunstinstallasjon som kombinerer en industriell robotarm, lys og planter. Robotarmen er koreografert som en spire som gror opp fra bakken etter en periode med hvile. LED-striper former røttene og gir lys som fremstår som næring. En lyskule er montert på toppen av armen og styres som om den var levende. Projeksjonsmapping er brukt på scenen, som er satt sammen av gjenstander og naturlige elementer. Den tre minutter lange forestillingen avsluttes med at solstråler skinner gjennom skyene og spiren blomstrer.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Bronse
Germination Kunstinstallasjon er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Germination Kunstinstallasjon forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Germination Kunstinstallasjon tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Germination is an immersive installation which features an industrial robot arm and lighting and plants.
A robot arm is choreographed as a sprout which germinates from the ground after a period of dormancy.
At the beginning of the show, it absorbs nourishment from its LED roots and gradually starts to germinate. And after raining and thundering, it sways in the wind. Rays of sunlight shines from clouds and eventually it will bloom. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 3m x Depth 3m x Height 2m
- Tags
- robot, installation, art, immersive, contemporary, projectionmapping, led, TouchDesigner
- Production Technology
- Many processes were taken to realize this installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, a communication system was developed. The robot arm’s maximum payload was 10kg but moment had to be taken care of.
And an attachment equipment was needed specifically for this robot arm. Wing Robotics, a startup company helped the project to solve these problems and eventually a show control system was developed that everyone can easily use. - Design Challenge
- We took many processes to realize our installation.
To send a command to control an industrial robot arm remotely, we developed a communication system. Maximum payload was 10kg but we had to take care of moment.
And we designed attachment equipment specifically for this robot arm. We collaborated with a startup company to solve these problems and eventually developed a show control system that everyone can easily use. - Research
- Software
TouchDesigner, Blender, Fanuc ROBOGUIDE
Hardware
Fanuc CRX-10iA/L, Windows PC
Support received from
Wing Robotics
Fanuc - Inspiration
- This installation was created with a wish that it is going back to a normal and peaceful world soon and people germinate from constraint and eventually bloom again.
- Project Duration
- The project started in April 2021 in Tokyo, and was exhibited in Go Tech, Tokyo in March 2022.
- Operation Flow
- The show was run by a control system which has a straight forward UI. It can start a robot arm, sound, LED lighting simultaneously. Also it is possible to simulate how everything works on a preview window. The show is 3 minutes long but it can be operated by one person to click a button to start it.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Atsushi Kobayashi
- Image Credits
- Creative Director, Creative Technologist : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
Robotics Engineering : Liping Feng, Liang Lin(Wing Robotics)
Flower artist : Akiko Suzuki (Mitsurin Tokyo)
Sound design : Atsushi Kobayashi (tv asahi)
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