The Metamorphosis Chovala by Yingyi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Fashoni, Zovala ndi Mikanjo Competition Category.
ChitsuloFashoni· 2021
The Metamorphosis Chovala
by Yingyi Chen
Client: Sculpture studio
Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award Winner in Fashoni Category
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About The Metamorphosis Chovala
Metamorphosis ndi chovala chopangidwa ndi manja chotengera malingaliro a kusintha ndi chisinthiko. Kapangidwe kake kamachokera ku mafupa a nyama okulitsidwa mopambanitsa, opangidwa kuti agwirizane ndi thupi la munthu. Mawonekedwe omwe amapezekazi amasonyeza chithunzi chosakanikirana cha munthu ndi nyama. Chovalacho chapangidwa ndi pulasitiki wowola, chikopa ndi tsitsi. Pulasitikiyo ndi zotsalira zomwe zimaphatikizidwa ndi tsitsi pogwiritsa ntchito kupsinja kotentha kuti apange nsalu. Chikopa ndi tsitsi zimachokera ku zotsalira za m'situdiyo ndi zinyalala za m'malo odulira tsitsi zomwe zabwezeretsedwanso kugwiritsidwanso ntchito. Zigawo za mkono, dzanja, kutsogolo, kumbuyo ndi phazi zimatha kuchotsedwa ndi kumangidwanso kuti chovalacho chizivala mosavuta komanso kuti zigawozo zisinthidwe pambuyo pake.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award
The Metamorphosis Chovala ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. The Metamorphosis Chovala akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. The Metamorphosis Chovala amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In concepts of mutation and evolution,this design are based on exaggerated animal skeletons and designed to fit the body which is grounded in a unique visual interpretation of animal anatomy, building upon existing skeleton structures to create it that appear as natural properties of the human body, suggesting strength, power and sensuality—a cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.The design was handcrafted with degradable plastic, leather, hair.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 520mm Width x450mm Depth x 1200mm Height
- Tags
- Mutation, Metamorphosis, Leather, Plastics, Body
- Production Technology
- The metamorphosis of human was made of degradable plastic, leather and hair. Biodegradable plastics are scrap materials provided by relevant manufacturers.Then apply the hot pressing technique and add the hair to form the fabric; Leather is the leftover material in the daily use of the studio, which is stitched after recycling. Hair comes from barbershop waste. As time went by, the work was finally broken down completely.
- Design Challenge
- First, how to express the texture of human skin in the future is an important problem. Second, the joints of the fingers, the part of the tail, the bulging part of the back, these details are a polyhedron, the model is more difficult to make.
- Research
- The production process of this work is just like that of sculpture. In the process of human birth-development-metamorphosis, it is continuously ground, bent and processed. This process is the transformation from the original ape-man to the "synthetic material" of modern man. I have studied the medical aspects of the human body, and I have learned about the evolution of human beings in various ways in ancient times, such as the stage from crawling to standing upright. These studies and experiments laid the foundation for the project.
- Inspiration
- "What began as such a simple form has evolved, and continues to evolve, into the most beautiful and wonderful of infinitely many forms." Charles Darwin said.Concepts of mutation and evolution are explored in order to develop a contemporary cross-image of human and animal, an atemporal, supreme creature, beyond past and future.All of the objects were handcrafted.Leather and hair are form recycling. Eventually this design was broken down into a new cycle.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2020 and finished in March 2020 in China.
- Operation Flow
- Each part of The metamorphosis of human could be disassembled and reassembled, for example, The arms, hands, front, back, and foot ornaments. This is for ease of wear and tear, freedom of movement, and the ability to replace or add parts in the future, thus achieving a process of constant renewal and evolution.
- Patents
- Copyright to Yingyi Chen
- Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #2: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #3: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #4: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
Image #5: photographer Zhiming Li, Model Quansi Liu, 2020
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