Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie by Zhanjun Shen

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie by Zhanjun Shen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award in IJzer in Beeldende Kunst en Kunstinstallatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerBeeldende Kunst· 2025

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie

by Zhanjun Shen

Client: Junse (Shanghai) Culture and Art Development Co., Ltd

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Beeldende Kunst Category

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The Design

About Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie

Boog en Pijl is een kunstinstallatie die de traditionele boog en pijl op een moderne manier herinterpreteert. De boog integreert de vorm van de menselijke ruggengraat, een vorm die zowel de kracht als de kwetsbaarheid van het leven suggereert. De pijlpunten zijn verwisselbaar en zijn gesneden zodat ze de Vier Hemelse Koningen uit het Oosterse boeddhisme weergeven. Hoogwaardig metaal en roestvrij staal worden gesneden, gepolijst en bewerkt om de onderdelen te vormen. De installatie meet 1900 bij 300 bij 1900 millimeter. Thema's van oorlog en vrede, en van leven en geest, worden overgebracht door de gecombineerde vormen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Bow And Arrow Kunstinstallatie wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Bow and Arrow with a distinctive appearance subverts traditional bow and arrow design, and interprets Eastern culture in a modern manner. It ingeniously integrates the spine element into traditional bow design, and incorporates replaceable arrowheads that shape like Four Heavenly Kings in Eastern Buddhism, conveying profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit.
Dimensions & Packaging: product dimensions, 1900 mm x 300 mm x 1900 mm
Tags: bow and arrow, spine element integrated into traditional bow design, replaceable arrowheads, Eastern Buddhism, life and peace
Production Technology: High quality metal is used as the main material.
The meticulously crafted metal parts are robust and elegant.
Premium stainless steel is carefully cut and polished for a smooth, delicate texture.
The arrowheads adopt the fine carving process to create complex shapes like Four Heavenly Kings, highlighting superb craftsmanship and demonstrating obsessive attention to detail.
Design Challenge: The challenge was integrating the spine element into a bow and arrow. The designer has optimized the structure and shape of the bow and arrow through repeated tests and modifications to ensure practicality and showcase the beautiful curve of the spine. In terms of arrowheads, the advanced carving process and the premium material lead to exquisite shapes and good durability, while the scientifically designed connection structure and fixing mechanism are used for stability and ease of use.
Research: This work successfully marries traditional bows and arrows with modern design to create a brand new artistic form. It incorporates elements derived from Eastern Buddhism, and replaceable arrowheads, to further enrich its cultural connotations and spiritual values. Additionally, its profound themes of war and peace as well as life and spirit also trigger deep thinking on the common destiny and bright future of mankind.
Inspiration: The work is inspired by understanding of Eastern culture and reflection on the topic of war and peace. The spine, as an important supporting structure of the human body, represents tenacity and frailty of life, while the bow and arrow is a symbol of ancient war to suggest cruelty of war and preciousness of peace. The two combined express respect for dignity of life and deep desire for peace. The elements derived from eastern Buddhism embody religious and spiritual meanings.
Project Duration: This product started in January, 2022, and was launched in June, 2023.
Operation Flow: This work boasts high flexibility and interactivity. Users can easily change replaceable arrowheads according to their preferences or actual scenes. Such a modular design not only makes the work more practical and interesting, but also enables users to more deeply understand the ideas and spirits of the work during interactions.
Team Members: Zhanjun Shen